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Shipwrecked! is an adventure-filled nonfiction book for young readers about the most captivating shipwrecks from history. Combining new research, stunning archival material, and vivid storytelling, Shipwrecked! dives deep into the world of marine archaeology and shows young readers what each discovery reveals about the world before our time.
Author
Publisher
Holt Paperback, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine. An estimated 300 men were killed upon impact; close to 900 sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean, where they remained undetected by the navy for nearly four days and nights. Battered by a savage sea, they struggled to stay alive, fighting off sharks, hypothermia, and dementia. By the time rescue arrived, all but 316 men had died. The captain's subsequent...
Author
Publisher
University of Hawaiʻi Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In 1998, the Belitung, a ninth-century western Indian Ocean-style vessel, was discovered in Indonesian waters. Onboard was a full cargo load, likely intended for the Middle Eastern market, of over 60,000 Chinese Tang-dynasty ceramics, gold, and other precious objects. It is one of the most significant shipwreck discoveries of recent times, revealing the global scale of ancient commercial endeavors and the centrality of the ocean within the Silk Road...
6) Unsinkable
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Harper Muse
Language
English
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Two unsinkable women--wartime nurse and stewardess Violet Jessop who has survived a shipwreck and two sinkings, one on the infamous Titanic, and Special Operations agent Daphne Chaundanson who faces challenges she never expected during World War II--form a connection that reshapes both their lives forever.
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