Explores various ships that sunk during their service at sea, including the Titanic, the Mary Rose, the Vasa, and the SS Lusitania. Includes full-color photographs, a glossary, and web links.
During one of his several adventurous voyages, an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives nearly thirty years on a desert island before being rescued.
A retelling of the heroic rescue of 163 people shipwrecked off the south coast of Newfoundland in 1828 by a young girl named Ann Harvey and her father and brother.
Examines the excavation of sunken American Navy warships from the Revolutionary War to World War II and discusses what they tell us about life on board these vessels.
Describes the excavations of the watercraft of explorers, settlers, and traders who visited the American West from the 1600s to the 1800s and what the findings reveal about life in early America.