A Young Person's Field Guide to Finding Lost Shipwrecks

A Young Person's Field Guide to Finding Lost Shipwrecks is an autobiographical account of a nautical archeological expedition. Written by the marine geologist in charge of the survey, it discusses and explains the science behind a multibeam sonar and other technology used for the expedition, as well as describing the day-to-day operations aboard a 37-meter research vessel. The story begins alongside a dock in Cadiz, Spain, where three archeologists, two college students on a summer internship, three captains, one cook, one engineer, two scuba divers, one able-bodied seaman and the author are aboard the Hercules getting ready to set sail in search of the Sant sima.Readers learn a lot more than science in this true-life account of a scientific expedition. They learn history, eat tapas, and even dance the flamenco, all while in search of a 200-year-old shipwreck.

Author: Laurie Anne Zaleski
Publisher: Austin Macauley
Published: 05/29/2020
Pages: 72
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.31d
ISBN13: 9781643789026
ISBN10: 1643789023
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Transportation | Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft