The Shipwreck Hunter
β Scribed by David L. Mearns
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 3 MB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
This gripping memoir by the world's foremost marine geologist is an enthralling blend of maritime history, popular science, and Clive Cusslerβstyle adventure.
David L. Mearns has discovered some of the world's 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 Gama's 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 extraordinary techniques used, the detailed research and mid-ocean stamina (and courage) required to find a wreck thousands of feet beneath the sea, as well as the moving human stories that lie behind each of these oceanic tragedies. Combining the adventuring derringdo of Indiana Jones with the precision of a scientist, The Shipwreck Hunter opens an illuminating...
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