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Series
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A Sea of Misadventures examines more than one hundred documented shipwreck narratives from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century as a means to understanding gender, status, and religion in the history of early America. Though it includes all the drama and intrigue afforded by maritime disasters, the book's significance lies in its investigation of how the trauma of shipwreck affected American values and behavior. Through stories of death and devastation,...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Noted marine archaeologist and salvage expert Robert Marx provides information on the history of salvage; locating shipwrecks; surveying, mapping and excavating a site; identification and dating of shipwrecks and their cargoes; preservation of artifacts; and more. Also, a well-researched guide to every major shipwreck in the Western Hemisphere, from the time of Columbus to about 1825.--From publisher description.
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