The Sea Hunters II: Diving the World's Seas for Famous Shipwrecks
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Genre: History
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genre: History
Book Type: Paperback
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Clive Cussler. The Sea Hunters II. 0425193721
Please read the Introduction as it explains the stance of Mr. Cussler and his associates. Using some of his royalties, they are interested in locating and identifying the remains of wrecked ships in shallow waters, in information, but not in treasure. He assures us that if we visit his office or home we will find no souvineers on display.
The book was one of several add-ons to an order, obtained as non-fiction for the bookshelf at the old soldiers' home, and is likely to find a reader. However, I only had time to read a few chapters before sending the book out, the first being about the Mary Celeste that I read of sixty years ago, and the story of her voyage is presented as historical fiction. The second part of the chapter tells of their successful efforts to locate the wreck and includes the results of lab work. The local color of Haiti encountered during their visit is interesting.
I also read about the RMS Carpathia, the General Slocum, and PT-109. They found nothing in the latter case but found the Solomon Islands and its friendly citizens to be worth the trip. Mr. Cussler does take the opportunity to caution that searching for wrecks is work, work in this case done with simple equipment and in very humid weather. Photo section.
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Please read the Introduction as it explains the stance of Mr. Cussler and his associates. Using some of his royalties, they are interested in locating and identifying the remains of wrecked ships in shallow waters, in information, but not in treasure. He assures us that if we visit his office or home we will find no souvineers on display.
The book was one of several add-ons to an order, obtained as non-fiction for the bookshelf at the old soldiers' home, and is likely to find a reader. However, I only had time to read a few chapters before sending the book out, the first being about the Mary Celeste that I read of sixty years ago, and the story of her voyage is presented as historical fiction. The second part of the chapter tells of their successful efforts to locate the wreck and includes the results of lab work. The local color of Haiti encountered during their visit is interesting.
I also read about the RMS Carpathia, the General Slocum, and PT-109. They found nothing in the latter case but found the Solomon Islands and its friendly citizens to be worth the trip. Mr. Cussler does take the opportunity to caution that searching for wrecks is work, work in this case done with simple equipment and in very humid weather. Photo section.
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