{"product_id":"the-shipwreck-hunter-david-l-mearns-9781681777603","title":"The Shipwreck Hunter: A Lifetime of Extraordinary Discoveries on the Ocean Floor","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis gripping memoir by the world's foremost marine geologist is an enthralling blend of maritime history, popular science, and Clive Cussler-style adventure.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid L. Mearns has discovered some of the world's most fascinating and elusive shipwrecks. From the mighty battleship HMS Hood (sunk in a pyrrhic duel with the \u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e) to solving the mystery of HMAS \u003ci\u003eSydney\u003c\/i\u003e, to the crumbling wooden skeletons of Vasco da Gama's sixteenth century fleet, Mearns has searched for and found dozens of sunken vessels in every ocean of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shipwreck Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles his most intriguing finds. It describes the extraordinary techniques used, the detailed research and mid-ocean stamina (and courage) required to find a wreck thousands of feet beneath the sea, as well as the moving human stories that lie behind each of these oceanic tragedies. Combining the adventuring derring-do of Indiana Jones with the precision of a scientist, \u003ci\u003eThe Shipwreck Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e opens an illuminating porthole into the shadowy depths of the ocean.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David L. Mearns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681777606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681777603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2018 pg. 73","brand":"David L. Mearns","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994417135871,"sku":"9781681777603","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5c9cfe7b-55d4-4fcd-b067-9f8dd1a7f7c4.jpg?v=1683330026","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-shipwreck-hunter-david-l-mearns-9781681777603","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}