Bibliograph

A history of the world in sixteen shipwrecks, Stewart Gordon

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A history of the world in sixteen shipwrecks, Stewart Gordon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A history of the world in sixteen shipwrecks

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

894931625

Responsibility statement

Stewart Gordon

Summary

"An examination of 16 shipwrecks from ancient to modern times, and what they show about culture, trade, technology, and the movement of peoples"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Dufuna dugout (c. 6000 BCE) -- Khufu barge (2600 BCE) -- Uluburun shipwreck (1327 BCE) -- Sutton Hoo burial (c. 645 CE) -- Intan shipwreck (c. 1000) -- Maimonides wreck (1167) -- Kublai Khan's fleet (1281) -- Bremen cog (1380) -- Barbary War galley (1582) -- Los Tres Reyes (1634) -- HMS Victory (1744) -- Lucy Walker (1844) -- Flying Cloud (1874) -- Lusitania (1915) -- Exxon Valdez (1989) -- Costa Concordia (2012) -- Conclusion: Maritime history as world history

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