Synopses & Reviews
From the author of the #1 bestselling The Sea Hunters comes more unforgettable true adventures with famous shipwrecks.
Synopsis
A return to the grand master of adventure s real-life search for lost ships, this second nonfiction outing follows the #1 New York Times-bestselling Clive Cussler as he uncovers boats, planes, and other marvels that changed history.
For decades, Clive Cussler s real-life NUMA(r), the National Underwater and Marine Agency, has scoured rivers and seas in search of lost ships of historic significance. His teams have been inundated by tidal waves and beset by obstacles both human and natural but the results, and the stories behind them, have been dramatic. And, in this follow-up to their best-selling first account, The Sea Hunters, Cussler and colleague Craig Dirgo provide another extraordinary narrative of their true seagoing and land adventures.
The famous ghost ship Mary Celeste, found floating off the Azores in 1874 with no one on board; the Carpathia, the ship that rescued the Titanic survivors and was itself lost to U-boats six years later; L Oiseau Blanc, the airplane that almost beat The Spirit of St. Louis across the Atlantic before disappearing in the Maine woods all these, plus steamboats, ironclads, a seventeenth century flagship, a certain famous PT boat, and even a dirigible, are tantalizing targets as Cussler proves again that truth can be at least as fun, and sometimes stranger, than fiction (Men s Journal).
Dramatic, compelling and personal, Clive Cussler s The Sea Hunters II is as exciting and satisfying as the best of his novels."
Synopsis
The second thrilling account of #1 New York Times bestselling author Clive Cusslers's real-life search for lost ships, planes, and other marvels that changed history.
For decades, Clive Cussler s real-life NUMA(r), the National Underwater and Marine Agency, has scoured rivers and seas in search of lost ships of historic significance. His teams have been inundated by tidal waves and beset by obstacles both human and natural but the results, and the stories behind them, have been dramatic.
Inthis follow-up to their bestselling first account, The Sea Hunters, Cussler and colleague Craig Dirgo provide another extraordinary narrative of their true seagoing and land adventures, including their searches for the famous ghost ship Mary Celeste, found floating off the Azores in 1874 with no one on board; the Carpathia, the ship that rescued the Titanic survivors and was itself lost to U-boats six years later; andL Oiseau Blanc, the airplane that almost beat The Spirit of St. Louis across the Atlantic before disappearing in the Maine woods.
All these, plus steamboats, ironclads, a seventeenth century flagship, a certain famous PT boat, and even a dirigible, are tantalizing targets as Cussler proves again that truth can be at least as fun, and sometimes stranger, than fiction (Men s Journal)."
Synopsis
More true adventures with shipwrecks and the real life NUMA - Clive Cussler's National Underwater & Marine Agency.
About the Author
Clive Cussler is the author of many
New York Times bestsellers, most recently
The Spy and
Lost Empire. He lives in Arizona.
Craig Dirgohas been special projects manager on many NUMA expeditions since 1987 and now serves as a trustee. He is the coauthor of The Sea Hunters and The Sea Hunters II.