shipwrecks

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shipwrecks

Lost treasure ships of the 20th century

1999
Tells the story of the discovery and salvage of seventeen sunken treasure ships of the twentieth century, and provides information about the scientific technology used to locate the wrecks, and the people involved in the recovery efforts.

After the storm

true stories of disaster and recovery at sea
2002
A collection of true stories about the experiences of men and women who have faced the violence of the sea.

Titanic

the last night of a small town
2012
Details the lives of those on the Titanic and gives a minute-byminute depiction of the sinking.

The Titanic for dummies

2012
Contains facts and statistics about the voyage and sinking of the "Titanic"; includes accounts of other sea disasters and information on how the ship was built, what caused it to sink, how the wreckage was found, and other related topics.

Titanic legacy

disaster as media event and myth
1995
Explores the impact of the Titanic disaster on twentieth-century culture and society, discussing its influence over a variety of communication media, and the media's role in immortalizing the story.

Help!

1990
When Elephant, Lion, Monkey, and Beaver are shipwrecked on an island, each animal thinks he has the solution to getting them rescued.

Robinson Crusoe

2002
As the sole survivor of a shipwreck, an Englishman lives for nearly thirty years on a deserted island.

The Swiss Family Robinson

1963
Complete and unabridged. A shipwrecked family learns to subsist on the natural endowments of the island --to live by their own ingenuity. They refused to leave when a ship arrived to take them home.

Capitanes del Caribe

2005
A girl named Jolly has come to believe that she is the only survivor of a generation of children rumored to be able to walk on the water, and now she must put her powers to use after a shipwreck forces her to flee without her shipmates.

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