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1) Shipwreck
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1997
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Describes the history of shipwrecks, famous wrecks, causes, navigation and rescue techniques, and underwater archeology and the exploration of wrecks.
2) Titanic
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Magic tree house research guide volume 7
Publication Date
2002
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This book explores the history of the steamship Titanic, from Thomas Andrews' plans for "the safest ship on the ocean" to the lingering questions concerning its disastrous maiden voyage in 1912.
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I survived volume 1
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Excited to board the Titanic with his aunt and little sister, ten-year-old George begins to explore the ill-fated ship's first-class storage cabin when the ship is rocked by a collision with an iceberg and begins to sink.
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The history of shipwrecks involves many shocking episodes: from men who saw shipmates eaten by sharks, to castaways who ate each other. Learn about the cowardly captain who deserted his passengers on a sinking ship, the obstinate ship-designer who took 480 men to their deaths, and the first mate who wrecked his own ship for insurance money. Historian and genealogist Dr Simon Wills is maritime adviser to BBC's Who Do You Think You Are? program. In...
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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z, a mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty's...
11) The unspoken
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Krewe of Hunters volume 7
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Hired to investigate the legendary wreck of the freighter Jerry McGuen, which sank in 1898 while carrying the ill-gotten sarcophagus of an Egyptian sorcerer, to save a documentary in progress, paranormal investigator Katya Sokolov and forensics guru Will Chan are plunged into new depths of terror.
13) Storm child
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Cyrus Haven novels volume 4
Publication Date
2024.
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"The mystery of Evie Cormac's background has followed her into adulthood. As a child, she was discovered hiding in a secret room where a man had been tortured to death. Many of her captors and abusers escaped justice, unseen but not forgotten. Now, on a hot summer's day, the past drags Evie back as she watches the bodies of seventeen migrants wash up on a Lincolnshire beach. There is only one survivor, a teenage boy, who tells police their small boat...
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2024
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"In this book, early fluent readers will learn about famous shipwrecks in the Arctic Ocean, including HMS Erebus, HMS Terror, and SS Terra Nova. Learn when, where, and how the ships sank, when they were discovered, and any artifacts that were recovered. Real-life photographs and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the history behind each shipwreck. A Take a Look! infographic offers more information about how ships...
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2017.
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Poetry that recounts Great Lakes shipwrecks through imagination and history.
Harborless, a collection of poems informed by Great Lakes shipwrecks, is part history and part reinvention. The poems explore tragic wrecks in rivers and lakes, finding and forming artistic meaning from destruction and death. Each poem begins in a real, historical moment that Cindy Hunter Morgan transforms into an imagined truth. The imaginative
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The Unwanteds volume 5
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Alex and his friends from Artimé are stranded on a newly-discovered island, and they are not alone, while in Quill, his twin Aaron's power base grows as he joins with an unlikely ally in a risky plan to finally conquer Artimé.
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