Revisiting The Titanic: The Exploration Of The Wreck And Current Controvers...

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Revisiting The Titanic: The Exploration Of The Wreck And Current Controversies Surrounding The World's Most Famous ShipISBN13:9781502533371ISBN10:1502533375Author:Charles River Editors (Author)Description:*Includes Pictures *Includes Descriptions Of Various Explorations Of The Wreck And Lawsuits Surrounding The Ship *Includes Accounts Written By Participants Of The Dive *Includes A Bibliography For Further Reading The Deep Sea Is The Largest Museum Of The World, And As The Titanic Goes So Go The Many Lost Chapter Of Human History That Lie Undiscovered Beneath The Waves If We Cannot Protect The Titanic, Then What Can We Protect? Modern Technology Is Allowed Easier And Easier Physical Access To Underwater Wreck Sites Do We Use This Access To Appreciate What Lies There Or To Plunder It? - Robert Ballard Just Before Midnight On April 14, 1912, The Rms Titanic, The Largest Ship In The World, Hit An Iceberg, Setting In Motion A Chain Of Events That Would Ultimately Make It History's Most Famous, And Notorious, Ship In The Over 100 Years Since It Sank On Its Maiden Voyage, The Titanic Has Been The Subject Of Endless Fascination, As Evidenced By The Efforts To Find Its Final Resting Spot, The Museums Full Of Its Objects, And The Countless Books, Documentaries, And Movies Made About The Doomed Ocean Liner Thanks To The Dramatization Of The Titanic's Sinking And The Undying Interest In The Story, Millions Of People Are Familiar With Various Aspects Of The Ship's Demise, And The Nearly 1,500 People Who Died In The North Atlantic In The Early Morning Hours Of April 15, 1912 The Sinking Of The Ship Is Still Nearly As Controversial Now As It Was Over 100 Years Ago, And The Drama Is Just As Compelling In The Century Since The Titanic Sank, Public Interest In The Ship And Its History Has Waxed And Waned On A Regular Basis There Was A Flurry Of Activity Right After It Went Down, As People Tried To Wrap Their Minds Around What Happened, But The World Wars Pushed Attention Elsewhere Then, During The 1950S, Scientists Had The Time And Money To Become Interested In It Again While There Were Numerous Attempts To Find That Ship During The 1970S, The Mighty Ship Still Kept Her Secrets, Her Dead And Their Possessions Safely At The Bottom Of The Sea, Where Only Strange Creature Comfortable In The Depths Could Disturb Them As It Turned Out, The Most Famous Wreck In The World Would Not Be Located Until 1985, Over 70 Years After The Ship Sank That Fateful April Night The Discovery Ignited A New Flurry Of Interest In Titanic, Including An Interest In What The Wreck Still Held, Who Those Items Belonged, To And What Should Be Done With Them The 1997 Blockbuster Movie About The Ship Only Stirred Up More Interest And Controversy, Both Of Which Continue To This Day Revisiting The Titanic Chronicles The Underwater Explanation Of The Wreck, The Attempts To Bring Artifacts Back Up To The Surface, And The Legal Controversies Still Brewing Today Along With Pictures Of Important People, Places, And Events, You Will Learn About The Discovery Of The Titanic Like Never Before Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:CREATESPACEPublication Date:2014-09-28Weight:0.18 lbsDimensions:0.1'' H x 9'' L x 6'' WNumber of Pages:50Language:English

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