The Sea Hunters II: More True Adventures With Famous Shipwrecks - Softcover

Cussler, Clive; Dirgo, Craig

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425193721 ISBN 13: 9780425193723

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2003

Synopsis

The second thrilling account of #1 New York Times bestselling author Clive Cusslers's real-life search for lost ships, planes, and other marvels that changed history.

For decades, Clive Cussler's real-life NUMA(R), the National Underwater and Marine Agency, has scoured rivers and seas in search of lost ships of historic significance. His teams have been inundated by tidal waves and beset by obstacles--both human and natural--but the results, and the stories behind them, have been dramatic.

In this follow-up to their bestselling first account, The Sea Hunters, Cussler and colleague Craig Dirgo provide another extraordinary narrative of their true seagoing--and land--adventures, including their searches for the famous ghost ship Mary Celeste, found floating off the Azores in 1874 with no one on board; the Carpathia, the ship that rescued the Titanic survivors and was itself lost to U-boats six years later; and L'Oiseau Blanc, the airplane that almost beat The Spirit of St. Louis across the Atlantic before disappearing in the Maine woods.

All these, plus steamboats, ironclads, a seventeenth century flagship, a certain famous PT boat, and even a dirigible, are tantalizing targets as Cussler proves again that truth can be "at least as fun, and sometimes stranger, than fiction" (Men's Journal).

About this title

Review:

"As with the first sea Hunters, Cussler bring history alive."

Book Description:

Bestselling author of the Dirk Pitt thriller novels and maritime adventure books, Clive Cussler takes us on a breathtaking real life search for lost wrecks around the world. Perfect for fans of non-fiction adventure books and anyone with an interest in the shipwrecks lying deep under the sea... A wonderful foray into marine archaeology.

About this edition

• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0425193721
• ISBN 13: 9780425193723
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 464