Shipwreck : Eyewitness Books

Discover the world of shipwrecks & undersea treasure -- how they are recovered & preserved. Here is a spectacular guide to some of the world's most significant shipwrecks. Full-color photos of submerged wrecks & their lost cargoes & treasures offer an eyewitnessÓ view of ships & the lives of those who sailed in them. See the beautifully preserved figurehead of the HamiltonÓ wreck, & scissors that still cut after 200 years beneath the sea. Learn how: the wreck of the Mary RoseÓ was raised from the seabed, shipwrecks are located, & different preservation techniques used by underwater archaeologists. Discover what caused the unsinkable TitanicÓ to sink, & the hazards faced by ships at sea. And much more. A DK Book.Platt, Richard is the author of 'Shipwreck : Eyewitness Books', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756772888 and ISBN 0756772885.