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The lost ships of Robert Ballard / by Robert D. Ballard and Rick Archbold ; paintings by Ken Marschall ; historic consultation by Eric Sauder.

Ballard, Robert D. (Author). Archbold, Rick, 1950- (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 1592234240
  • ISBN: 9781592234240
  • Physical Description: 255 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 x 30 cm.
  • Publisher: San Diego, Calif. : Thunder Bay Press, c2005.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: Revisiting lost ships -- A better way to cross: The birth of the transatlantic ocean liner, 1819-1900 -- Friendly rivals: The story of the Lusitania and Mauretania, 1907-1935 -- Death of a dream: The saga of the Olympic and the Titanic, 1911-1935 -- Forgotten sister: The brief life of White Star's Bitannic, 1914-1916 -- High-seas society: Normandie, Queen Mary and the rise of glamour, 1919-1945 -- Fast fade: The twilight of the Atlantic passenger liner, 1945-1956 -- Sunken warriors: The pursuit of the Bismarck and the lost ships of Iron Bottom Sound, 1941-1942 -- Epilogue: Preserving lost ships.

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Subject: Shipwrecks.
Ocean liners.
Warships.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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The Lost Ships of Robert Ballard : An Unforgettable Underwater Tour by the World's Leading Deep-Sea Explorer
The Lost Ships of Robert Ballard : An Unforgettable Underwater Tour by the World's Leading Deep-Sea Explorer
by Ballard, Robert D.; Archbold, Rick; Marshall, Ken (Other Primary Creator)
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The Lost Ships of Robert Ballard : An Unforgettable Underwater Tour by the World's Leading Deep-Sea Explorer


The stories of the great lost liners and warships-Titanic, Lusitania, Empress of Ireland, Bismarck, Quincy, and others-are filled with drama, suspense, romance, and tragedy. Today those fabled ships that lie on the ocean floor comprise and extraordinary underwater museum. In this large and splendidly illustrated volume, underwater explorer Robert D. Ballard gives a guided tour of these ghostly wrecks and tells their complete stories. Book jacket.
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