Out of the Depths
A History of Shipwrecks
Published on 12. September 2022
1 pages
978-1-78914-620-2 (ISBN)
Description
Out of the Depths explores all aspects of shipwrecks across 4,000 years, examining their historical context and significance and showing how shipwrecks can be time capsules, shedding new light on long-departed societies and civilizations. Alan G. Jamieson not only informs readers of the technological developments over the last sixty years that have made the true appreciation of shipwrecks possible, but covers shipwrecks in culture, maritime archaeology, treasure hunters and their environmental impacts.
Although shipwrecks have become less common in recent decades, their implications have become more wide-ranging: since the 1960s, foundering supertankers have caused massive environmental disasters, and in 2021 the blocking of the Suez Canal by the giant container ship Ever Given had a serious impact on global trade.
Although shipwrecks have become less common in recent decades, their implications have become more wide-ranging: since the 1960s, foundering supertankers have caused massive environmental disasters, and in 2021 the blocking of the Suez Canal by the giant container ship Ever Given had a serious impact on global trade.
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Alan G. Jamieson's Out of the Depths provides the reader with a worldwide, yet itemized, view of the history of shipwrecks from early civilization to the present day. Jamieson offers concise, accessible coverage of many important shipwrecks through time, whether or not they have been located. This book is more than encyclopedic, because for some wrecks he presents many more details about the people involved, to remind the reader that there are tragic personal stories behind each of the hundreds of thousands of shipwrecks throughout history.' * Warren Riess, Emeritus Research Associate Professor of History, The University of Maine *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
18,76 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78914-620-2 (9781789146202)
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Alan G. Jamieson is a researcher and writer based in Alberta, Canada. His books include the novel Crossroads of the Years (2008) and Lords of the Sea: A History of the Barbary Corsairs (Reaktion, 2012).
