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Shipwreck : a history of disasters at sea Cover Image Book Book
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Shipwreck : a history of disasters at sea

Willis, Sam (Author).

Summary: In "Shipwreck", maritime expert Sam Willis traces the astonishing tales of ships that have met with disastrous ends.

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  • ISBN: 1847247628 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781847247629 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 1847244505 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9781847244505 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
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  • Publisher: London : Quercus, 2008.

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General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note: Ancient and dark age wrecks -- The Kyrenia Ship : c.300 BC -- The Intan Ship : c.920 -- The Skuldelev Ships : c.1000 -- Galleons and gold -- The Mary Rose : 19 July 1545 -- La Trinidad Valencera : 26 September 1588 -- The Vasa :10 August 1628 -- Broadsides, pirates and whales -- The Queen Anne's revenge : May 1718 -- The Battle of Quiberon Bay :20 November 1759 -- La Meduse : 17 July 1816 -- The Essex : 20 November 1820 -- Iron, Steam and Steell -- The H.L. Hunley : 17 Februry 1864 -- The Titanic -- : 14 April 1912 -- The Endurance : 21 November 1915 -- World Wars -- The Lusitania : 7 May 1915 -- Scapa Flow : 21 June 1919 -- USS Arizona : 7 December 1941 -- The Wilhelm Gustloff : 30 January 1945 -- USS Indianapolis : 30 July 1945 -- Nuclear Power Oil and the Atomic Bomb -- The Nagato : 29 July 1946 -- The Torrey Canyon : 18 March 1967 -- The Kursk : 12 August 2000.

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Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Adults 910.452 WIL Nonfiction (Text) 34007002321607 Adult Area Available -
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