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    Shipwrecks
    Shipwrecks
    Shipwrecks
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    Shipwrecks

    By Clint Edwards

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    Shipwrecks examines the hunt for shipwrecks and the valuable treasures they hold, whether that be gold and jewels, or important artifacts that offer us a window on to the past. Part of the Treasure Hunters series, "Shipwrecks" offers a crosscurricular mix of science & technology and history, with a fun, dramatic approach. "Shipwrecks" covered in the book include the Tudor Warship the Mary Rose, the Spanish Galleon La Nuestra Senora de Atocha, American Civil War ship SS Republic, and the Titanic: the most famous shipwreck of all. The book also looks at the motives for these searches, and the importance of responsible archaeology: were the treasure hunters driven by personal greed or glory, or did they embark on their quest with a historical interest and a desire to preserve the lost treasures?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateJul 1, 2014
    ISBN9781410969279
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    Clint Edwards

    Nick Hunter has written more than 30 books for young people. He has a degree in Modern History and specializes in writing about history and social studies. Nick enjoys all aspects of pop culture, particularly music from the 1950s to the present day. Before becoming an author, Nick worked in educational publishing for many years. He lives in Oxford, UK with his wife and two sons.

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      Shipwrecks - Clint Edwards

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      CONTENTS

      Treasure Beneath the Waves

      The Mary Rose

      Treasure Fleet Tragedy

      SS Republic

      The Unsinkable Titanic

      Could You Be a Maritime Archaeologist?

      Timeline

      Glossary

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      Index

      TREASURE BENEATH THE WAVES

      Newspapers broke the news across Europe. A storm had claimed the Merchant Royal, which had taken its precious cargo of gold and silver to the seabed close to Land’s End, at the southwestern tip of England. The loss of the Merchant Royal and its treasure in 1641 meant ruin for merchants and bankers. But for treasure hunters everywhere, the ship’s fate meant that there was fabulous treasure lying somewhere beneath the English Channel, just waiting to be discovered.

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      A fleet of English merchant ships sail through a storm. The Merchant Royal would have looked like this.

      The search for the Merchant Royal’s treasure continues to this day. The latest technology, including diving equipment and submarines, has made it easier for treasure hunters to find riches beneath the waves, but there are still many shipwrecks that have not been discovered.

      WINDOWS ON THE PAST

      For thousands of years, ships were the only way for people and goods to travel across seas and oceans. Often these voyages ended in a shipwreck. Sinking ships took treasures with them to the seabed. But treasure hunters can discover more than just riches. Wrecks of ships, such as the Civil War-era SS Republic, can give us a window into the lives of the people who sailed them, through the everyday items they left behind.

      Shipwrecks are incredibly fragile. It is important that they are explored by trained archaeologists, so that we can learn as much as possible about them and preserve them for the future.

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      The Merchant Royal was carrying one of the richest cargoes ever lost at sea, including more than 500,000 Spanish silver coins and 500 gold ingots.

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