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1) The sea hunters

Author

Cussler, Clive

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Pub. Date

c1996

Physical Desc

364 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

2) The sea hunters II

Author

Cussler, Clive

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

c2002

Physical Desc

446 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

3) Beneath the seven seas: adventures with the Institute of Nautical Archaeology

Publisher

Thames & Hudson

Pub. Date

2005

Physical Desc

256 p. : ill., (some col.), maps (some col.), ports., (some col.) ; 28 cm.

4) Shipwrecked!: diving for hidden time capsules on the ocean floor

Author

Sandler, Martin W

Publisher

Astra Young Readers

Pub. Date

[2023]

Physical Desc

144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimile, photographs (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Description

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"Shipwrecked! is an adventure-filled nonfiction book for young readers about the most captivating shipwrecks from history. Combining new research, ... archival material, and vivid storytelling, [the book] dives deep into the world of marine archaeology and shows young readers what each discovery reveals about the world before our time"--

5) The shipwreck hunter: a lifetime of extraordinary discoveries on the ocean floor

Author

Mearns, David L

Publisher

Pegasus Books

Pub. Date

2018.

Physical Desc

xiii, 400 pages, 32 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Description

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"David L. Mearns has discovered some of the worlds most fascinating and elusive shipwrecks. From the mighty battleship HMS Hood (sunk in a pyrrhic duel with the Bismarck) to solving the mystery of HMAS Sydney, to the crumbling wooden skeletons of Vasco da Gamas sixteenth century fleet, Mearns has searched for and found dozens of sunken vessels in every ocean of the world. The Shipwreck Hunter chronicles his most intriguing finds. It describes the...

6) The ship beneath the ice: the discovery of Shackleton's Endurance

Author

Bound, Mensun

Publisher

Harper Audio

Pub. Date

[2023]

Physical Desc

10 CDs (12 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Description

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On November 21, 1914, after sailing more than ten thousand miles from Norway to the Antarctic Ocean, the Endurance finally succumbed to the surrounding ice. Ernest Shackleton and his crew had navigated the 144-foot, three-masted wooden vessel to Antarctica to become the first to cross the barren continent, but early season pack ice trapped them in place offshore. They watched in silence as the ship’s stern rose twenty feet in the air and disappeared...