Shipwreck
Richard Platt
Hardcover
(Knopf Books for Young Readers, Sept. 8, 1997)
Travel to the depths of the ocean to explore the history of many an ill-fated journey, including a Spanish Galleon, the Mary Rose, and the Titanic. From antiquity to the modern age, this engrossing guide looks at the causes of shipwrecks, rescue technology, the exploration of shipwrecks, and restoration attempts. With fascinating facts about the bounties these underwater graves may hold, Shipwreck is a treasure-trove of information for aspiring, as well as armchair, underwater archaeologists.
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