Misadventures of a Civil War Submarine - Iron, Guns, and Pearls

Informationen zum Autor James P. Delgado, a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Explorers Club, is director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Maritime Heritage Program. He has previously served as president of Texas A&M University's Institute of Nautical Archaeology, as executive director of the Vancouver Maritime Museum, and as maritime historian for the US National Park Service. The author or editor of more than thirty books on maritime archaeology, he lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. Klappentext In Misadventures of a Civil War Submarine , Delgado chronicles the confluence of technological advancement, entrepreneurial aspiration, American capitalist ambition, and ignorance of the physiological effects of deep diving. Zusammenfassung Chronicles the confluence of technological advancement! entrepreneurial aspiration! American capitalist ambition! and ignorance of the physiological effects of deep diving. James P. Delgado details the layers of knowledge uncovered by his work both in archival sources and in the field! weaving the tangled threads of history into a compelling narrative.

Product details

• Authors: James P Delgado, James P. Delgado
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.03.2012
• EAN: 9781603444729
• ISBN: 978-1-60344-472-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical; Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous