Ghost Liners by Robert D Ballard

Description: Description from goodreads.com: There are shipwrecks, and then there are shipwrecks. Ballard takes us on a journey via his submersible adventures to see the current resting places of the Titanic, the Lusitania, the Empress Of Ireland, the Andrea Doria, and others. Created for both younger and older readers, it is still fascinating to read about the sinkings while looking at the photos and illustrations.Until the advent of cheaper jet travel, taking an ocean liner was the most convenient way to cross oceans, either as an immigrant in third-class steerage or as a vacation. The ships in this book are mainly from the great era of ocean liners, up through the early 1960s of the twentieth century. How does one handle adversity when a seemingly comfortable day suddenly means possible death in (mostly) cold seas? How did the people travelling on those great liners act? How many actually had any chance whatsoever? The story of the little girl who went to sleep on the Andrea Doria only to wake up on the bow of the shattered Stockholm (which had rammed the other ship). Click on the 'Visit Store' link above to find many other interesting books, magazines, games and other items in It Was the Best of Times for a Book. If you purchase more than one item in a single transaction, ebay adds the shipping charges instead of calculating them. I do refund excess paid shipping. Thank you for looking.

Price: 2.25 USD

Location: Pierce, Colorado

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