Fowler Public Library

In the Sea Hunters, his first nonfiction book, Cussler explorers the special world of undersea adventure that inspired and has its fictional parallel in the Dirk Pitt novels. He describes his lifelong love for the sea and ships, and how his involvement with the search for John Paul Jones's famous Revolutionary War ship, the Bonhome Richard, led to his establishing the NUMA (National Underwater and Marine Agency) Foundation, a nonprofit organization...

Explains the work of contemporary archaeologists, how field work is done, and the conservation of sites.

Shows 1200 sites from around the world with explanations of hunter-gatherer societies to pottery found from 3700 B.C.E to the rituals surrounding a Saxon burial.

A true tale of adventure in which two weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mystery and make history themselves. For John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, deep wreck diving was more than a sport. Testing themselves against treacherous currents, braving depths that induced hallucinatory effects, navigating through wreckage as perilous as a minefield, they pushed themselves to their limits and beyond, brushing against death more...

Describes the efforts of undersea archeologists to discover the sites of shipwrecks and then to explore the wrecks.

Color pictorial descriptions of recent successful efforts by divers to recover treasures and artifacts from sunken ships, the sea floor, et al.

Beyond what most people think about archaeology -- with its cleanly numbered dates, and discoveries--lies a vibrant and controversial realm of scientists, thieves, and contested land claims. Here, naturalist and adventurer Childs explores the field's transgressions against the cultures it tries to preserve, and pauses to ask: To whom does the past belong? Written in his trademark lyrical style, this book carries readers directly into his adventures...