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THE 100 BEST GREAT LAKES SHIPWRECKS, Kohl. These books are your reliable reference to the most exciting Great Lakes shipwrecks: their histories, their locations, and their
descriptions.
Vol. I. Lakes Ontario, Erie and Huron. 75 color photos. 284 pp. (WS137) $21.95
Vol. II. Lakes Michigan and Superior. 75 color photos.
284 pp. (WS138) $21.95
BENEATH THE WATERS, Hemphill. The ultimate resource for research of Civil War shipwrecks.
An alphabetical listing, by name of lost, sunk in battle, or shipwrecked vessels of both navies. 286 pp. (WS149) $45.00
COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO SUNKEN SHIPS AND TREASURE, Johnson.
Detailed histories of shipwrecks and hidden treasure. Action-packed exploits of pirates and explorers. Fascinating explanations of recovery expeditions. A treasury of good information.
452 pp. (WS153) $16.95
DIVING TO A FLASH OF GOLD, Meylach. The true story of a diver's successful discovery of 18th century Spanish treasures off the Florida Keys. Locations of over 130
wrecks - includes info on the 1986 Federal Opinion regarding salvage rights at the Coffin's Patch Reef. Large fold-out map. 373 pp. (WS113) $17.95
DOUBLOONS, Terry. Packed with factual
and informative data from official Washington files. Numerous U.S., Central and South American locations. Fold-out maps, leads, adventurous reading. 139 pp. (WS100) $6.00
FAMOUS SHIPWRECKS OF THE
FLORIDA KEYS, Weller. Includes hydrographic charts. Location of "Populo" San Jose Winchester Sueco de Arizon plus others. 11 Maps. Photos. 126 pp. (WS117) $14.95
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FATAL TREASURE, Smith. Greed and death, emeralds and gold, and the obsessive search for the legendary ghost galleon Atocha. The story of the Mel Fisher family and their search for treasure.
257 pp. (WS161) $14.95
FINDING NEW ENGLAND'S SHIPWRECKS AND TREASURES, Cahill. Up and down the coast from Connecticut to Maine. The results of diligent research. 52 pp. (WS150) $6.95
FLORIDA'S GOLDEN GALLEONS, Burgess/Clausen. The search for the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet. 195 pp. (WS114) $17.95
FLORIDA TREASURE SHIPWRECKS, Hudson.
Spanish wrecks, British wrecks, pirate wrecks, American wrecks, Confederate wrecks. 64 pp. (WS140) $9.95
GALLEON ALLEY, Weller.
Galleon Alley is what the stretch of US Highway One through the Florida Keys is known as locally, at least to the diver who ply the adjacent waters searching for the remains of sunken ships from the days of silver-fleet galleons.
314 pp. (WS154) $19.95
GALLEON HUNT: The Life Story of Art McKee. One of the most famous of salvage and treasure divers. Photos of treasure salvage both above and below
water. Epilogue. 268 pp. (WS121) $14.95
GRAVEYARD OF THE ATLANTIC, Stick. Shipwrecks off the North Carolina Coast. Along these coasts lie many wrecks, half buried in the sand.
Exact locations, dates and full descriptions of the several hundred vessels lost are given. Maps. 276 pp. (WS102) Paper $15.95 GREAT LAKES
GUIDE TO SUNKEN SHIPS, Heden. Double the entries of his previous book "Directory of Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes". 304 pp. (WS133) $19.95
GREAT SHIPWRECKS OF THE PACIFIC COAST,
Belyk. Fascinating, never before documented stories of the worst shipwrecks on the Pacific Coast during the golden age of coastal transportation, 1854 to 1929. Cloth. 276 pp. (WS157) $24.95
IN SEARCH OF THE GOLDEN MADONNA, Tippen/Humphreys.
The true story of the real-life treasure hunt by the intrepid crew of the "R V Beacon". The salvage of the Spanish treasure galleon "Nuestra Senora de las Maravillas".
168 pp. (WS146) $9.95
* NEW * THE LOST FLEET, Clifford. The discovery of a sunken armada from the golden age of piracy. 287 pp. (WS159) $13.95
MORE DOUBLOONS, Terry. Sequel to DOUBLOONS. Five hundred lost wrecks on twenty state rivers, Fifty more leads, maps, facts and legends of U.S. treasure. No duplication. 168 pp. (WS103) $6.00
OREGON SHIPWRECKS, Marshall.
Over two hundred years of ship disasters - cargo, passenger, steam and sail - wrecked along the rugged northwest coast come to life. Stern and side-wheelers left their bones in Oregon's rivers in company with earlier fur traders' scows and bateaux. A hundred photos and numerous locations of wrecks are given. Large format.
235 pp. Cloth. (WS120) $24.95
OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA 1534-1958, Stick. This covers potentially good treasure and relic hunting areas.
The Outer Banks are covered from end to end, from their earliest history through the Civil War to modern times. 352 pp. (WS104) $17.95
PACIFIC GRAVEYARD, Gibbs. Revised. Narrative
appendix lists all wrecks, pictorial end-map gives locations. True stories of shipwrecks off the Oregon and Washington coasts - all near the mouth of the Columbia River. 304 pp. (WS105) $14.95
PIECES OF EIGHT, Wagner. Recovering the riches of a lost Spanish treasure fleet. 221 pp. (WS132) $17.95
SALVAGING SPANISH SUNKEN TREASURE, Weller.
A handbook designed to “show the way” for those who dream of recovering Spanish treasure and artifacts from sites along the coast of Florida. 80 pp. (WS155) $12.95
SHIPWRECK, Horner.
The shipwrecks of "La Capitana" and the "Maravillas" as recorded in Padre Diego Rivadeneira's diary, and the companion story of Horner's modern-day exploratory dives on the wrecks of both ships - 300 years after the padre watched them sink. Cloth.
352 pp. (WS148) $24.95
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SHIPWRECK HUNTER, Volgenau. Deep, dark and deadly in the Great Lakes. By some estimates more than 6000 ships have foundered in these lakes. Some say as many as 10,000. Certainly some lost vessels are no more than a pile of boards on the bottom, but others are virtually as intact as the day they sank. Cloth.
200 pp. (WS162) $24.95
SHIPWRECKS AND LEGENDS 'ROUND CAPE MAY, Seibold/ Adams. Includes stirring tales of pirates, buried treasures, rum-runners, war action, plus 20 pages of photos.
120 pp. (WS145) $8.95
SHIPWRECKS AND RESCUES ON THE NORTHWEST COAST, Webber/ Webber.
The authors put the readers into the middle of action-packed incidents of dozens of shipwrecks. Every shipwreck is documented. 155 photos plus maps and drawings. 262 pp. (WS141) $14.95
SHIPWRECKS IN THE AMERICAS, Marx. Listed and briefly described are all known major marine disasters in the Western Hemisphere from Columbus's time to 1825, arranged by locality and year (over 300 pp., 4,000
listings). A combination of marine history and a do-it-yourself guide to the recovery of sunken treasure. (WS109) $16.95
SHIPWRECKS NEAR BARNEGAT INLET, LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ,
Seibold/Adams. Revised and expanded second edition. Factual accounts that represent only a small percentage of actual shipwrecks which occurred in this dangerous area of the ocean.
92 pp. (WS147) $6.95
SHIPWRECKS NEAR WABASSO BEACH, Weller. Nine chapters with special photo section. Numerous photos of coins and artifacts. 96 pp. (WS129) $9.95
SHIPWRECKS OF
LAKE SUPERIOR, Marshall (Ed.) Lake Superior is a graveyard containing one of the largest historical collections of all time. A veritable museum of treasures, artifacts, skeletons and stories.
Large format. 100 pp. (WS152) $19.95
SHIPWRECKS OFF JUAN DE FUCA, Gibbs. A presentation of the tragic losses, heroic rescues and violent adventure.
Located where the great Strait meets the Pacific, off Washington's northwest tip. Cloth. 288 pp. (WS111) $14.95
SHIPWRECKS OFF OCEAN CITY, Seibold/ Adams.
Drama on the high seas from Absecon to Avalon. 90 pp. (WS147) $6.95
SHIPWRECKS ON THE CHESAPEAKE: Maritime Disasters on Chesapeake Bay and Its Tributaries, 1608-1978, Shomette.
Listed are over 1,800 wrecks, chronologically identified by name and location, and classified by type of ship and manner of loss. Also described in detail some 150 of these losses, starting with colonial times and ending in 1978. Illustrations, maps, notes, cloth.
324 pp. (WS112) $19.95
SHIPWRECKS, SEA STORIES AND LEGENDS OF THE DELAWARE COAST, Seibold/ Adams. The title says it all. 171 pp. (WS144) $10.95
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SHIPWRECKS ON THE VIRGINIA COAST, and the Men of the Life-Saving Service, Pouliot/Pouliot. The Virginia shores of the Atlantic coast were the scenes of numerous shipwrecks during the period of the U.S. Life-Saving Service 1875-1915. Contains valuable reference material.
226 pp. (WS160) $16.95
SUNKEN SHIPS AND TREASURE, Fine.
Swim among ghost fleets and phantom ships, prowl coves and beaches, interview old and young witnesses to great tragedy and high adventure. Many photos. 119 pp. (WS136) $12.95
SUNKEN TREASURE
- HOW TO FIND IT, Marx. An especially interesting book for anyone interested in treasure. Good reference sources are provided for doing your own research. Written as only Marx can.
For both the armchair and on-site adventurer. 400 pp. (WS101) $9.95
TEXAS TREASURE COAST, Townsend. Spanish treasure, pirate treasure, Texas Republic, Civil War, plus a chapter on historical
research disclosing many techniques used by professionals. Chronological listing of shipwrecks with their locations and cargoes. 166 pp. (WS124) $18.95
TREASURE: The Business and Technology, Olin.
The answer to all you ever wanted to know about treasure diving. Perhaps the single best book on sunken treasure ever written. 188 pp. (WS134) $21.95
THE TREASURE GALLEONS, Horner. Clues to millions in sunken gold and silver. Maps. 259 pp. (WS115) $17.95
TREASURE HUNT:
The Sixteen-Year Search for the Lost Treasure Ship Atocha, Sullivan. Information on electrolytic reduction techniques, underwater treasure hunting techniques, archaeological methods, counterfeit treasure coins, and more. Index and sources. 5 maps.
150 pp. (WS118) $9.95
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TREASURE LOST AT SEA, Marx/Marx. Diving to the world’s great shipwrecks. This book shows how traditional archeological methods are applied to shipwrecks. More than 150 stunning photographs. Large format.
194 pp. (WS158) $24.95
WRECKS AND RESCUES OF THE GREAT LAKES, Barry. An action-packed photo essay that tells the story of shipwrecks and rescues in the Great Lakes from 1881 to the present
day. 149 historical photographs. 117 pp. (WS127) $18.95
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