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Treasure Hunt: Shipwreck, Diving, and the Quest for Treasure in an Age of Heroes
by Peter Earle  Publisher Comments “A remarkable book, in which a very wide spectrum of human behavior is on show---from colossal gullibility on the one hand, to extraordinary ingenuity and determination on the other.” —The Daily Telegraph (UK) ...
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
by Nathaniel Philbrick Publisher Comments In the Heart of the Sea brings to new life the incredible story of the wreck of the whaleship Essex — an event as mythic in its own century as the Titanic disaster in ours, and the inspiration for the climax of Moby-Dick. In a harrowing page-turner,...
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Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
by Gary Kinder 
Publisher Comments In September 1857, the S.S. Central America, a side-wheel steamer carrying passengers returning from the gold fields of California, went down during a hurricane off the Carolina coast. More than 400 men — and 21 tons of gold — were lost. In the...
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A Voyage for Madmen
by Peter Nichols
Publisher Comments In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. It was a feat that had never been accomplished and one that would forever change the face of sailing. Ten months later, only one of the...
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A Night to Remember
by Walter Lord Publisher Comments She was the world's biggest-ever ship. A luxurious miracle of twentieth-century technology, the Titantic was equipped with the most ingenious safety devices of the time. Yet on a moonlit night in 1912, the "unsinkable" Titantic raced across the glassy...
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Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
by Joan Druett Publisher Comments Auckland Island is a godforsaken place in the middle of the Southern Ocean, 285 miles south of New Zealand. With year-round freezing rain and howling winds, it is one of the most forbidding places in the world. To be shipwrecked there means almost...
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
by Nathaniel Philbrick
Publisher Comments In the Heart of the Sea brings to new life the incredible story of the wreck of the whaleship Essex — an event as mythic in its own century as the Titanic disaster in ours, and the inspiration for the climax of Moby-Dick. In a harrowing page-turner,...
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The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk
by Jennifer Niven Publisher Comments Based on the diaries of those who were rescued and those who perished, this is the chilling true story of the "Karluk's" doomed 1913 exploration of the Arctic and the heroic efforts of the ship's captain, the Ice Master, who traveled by foot through...
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The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex: A Narrative Account by Owen Chase, First Mate
by Owen Chase Publisher Comments On the morning of November 20, 1820, in the Pacific Ocean, an enraged sperm whale rammed the Nantucket whaler Essex. As the boat began to sink, her crew of thirty had time only to collect some bread and water before pulling away in three frail open boats....
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The Wreck of the Medusa: The Most Famous Sea Disaster of the Nineteenth Century
by Jonathan Miles Publisher Comments This spellbinding account of the most famous shipwreck before the "Titanic" draws on published accounts and journals of survivors. Historian Miles brilliantly reconstructs the ill-fated voyage and the events that inspired Theodore Gericaults painting...
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Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
by Dean King
Synopsis - A crucial, forgotten chapter of American history--immortalized in a survivor's firsthand account that became one of the bestselling books in 19th-century America and influenced Abraham Lincoln's, thoughts on slavery--is brilliantly retold for a new...
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The Tragic History of the Sea: Shipwrecks from the Bible to Titanic
by Anthony Brandt Publisher Comments Is there any tale more thrilling than a shipwreck? Disaster at sea is an ever-present peril, inspiring ancient legends, great works of fiction, and countless yarns of deadly typhoons, vessels consumed by fire, and desperate castaways alone on an empty...
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Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
by Robert Kurson
Powells.com Staff Pick Readers energized by the suspense and adventure of The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air will be captivated by this remarkable account of wreck diving and discovery. Interweaving the excitement of locating a previously undiscovered WWII German...
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In the Wake of Madness: The Murderous Voyage of the Whaleship Sharon
by Joan Druett Publisher Comments After more than a century of silence, the true story of one of history's most notorious mutinies is revealed in Joan Druett's riveting "nautical murder mystery" (USA Today). On May 25, 1841, the Massachusetts whaleship Sharon set out for the whaling...
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Perils of the Atlantic: Steamship Disasters, 1850 to the Present
by William H Flayhart Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-364) and index....
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Night To Remember 50TH Anniversary Edition
by Walter Lord Publisher Comments The classic minute-by-minute account of the sinking of the Titanic, in a 50th anniversary edition with a new introduction by Nathaniel Philbrick First published in 1955, A Night to Remember remains a completely riveting account of the Titanic's fatal...
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The Sea Hunters II
by Clive Cussler Publisher Comments For 23 years, Cussler's NUMA--the National Underwater & Marine Agency--has scoured Earth's waters in search of lost ships of historic significance. This collection contains more of their true adventures. Illustrations....
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Caliban's Shore: The Wreck of the Grosvenor and the Strange Fate of Her Survivors
by Stephen Taylor Publisher Comments IN THE SUMMER OF 1783 the grandees of the East India Company were horrified to learn that one of their finest ships, the 741-ton "Grosvenor, had been lost on the wild and unexplored coast of southeast Africa. Astonishingly, most of those on board reached...
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The Sea Hunters II: More True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks
by Clive Cussler Publisher Comments For twenty-three years, Clive Cussler's NUMAandreg-the National Underwater and Marine Agency-has scoured the rivers and seas in search of lost ships of historic significance. His teams have been inundated by tidal waves, and beset by the vagaries of man...
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Storm and Conquest: The Clash of Empires in the Eastern Seas, 1809
by Stephen Taylor Publisher Comments The Indian Ocean was the final battleground for Englands navy. At stake was Britains commercial lifeline to India and its strategic capacity to wage war in Europe. The focus of these battles was a tiny French outpost in mid-ocean--the island known as...
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