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Out of the Depths: A History of Shipwrecks

Out of the Depths: A History of Shipwrecks

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BoatingGeneral World History

Publisher Price: $17.00

ISBN10: 1789149185
ISBN13: 9781789149180
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: Sep 20 2024
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.70
Height: 1.10 Width: 4.80 Depth: 7.40
Language: English
A highly illustrated voyage through shipwrecks ancient and contemporary.

Out of the Depths explores all aspects of shipwrecks across four thousand years, examining their historical context and significance, showing how shipwrecks can be time capsules, and shedding new light on long-departed societies and civilizations. Alan G. Jamieson not only informs readers of the technological developments over the last sixty years that have made the true appreciation of shipwrecks possible, but he also covers shipwrecks in culture and maritime archaeology, their appeal to treasure hunters, and their environmental impacts. Although shipwrecks have become less common in recent decades, their implications have become more wide-ranging: since the 1960s, foundering supertankers have caused massive environmental disasters, and in 2021, the blocking of the Suez Canal by the giant container ship Ever Given had a serious effect on global trade.

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