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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great gift for divers and nondivers.
Very good historical background knowledge, for all divers, and others working in the maritime industry, from development of early equipment on jobes to the latest equipment found today. Shows the hows and whys of all types of underwater work and support equipment.
Published on December 10, 1998 by John Hurst (jrvjhurst@aol.com)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Best overall review of the history of commercial diving ever written!
Torrance Parker is the most experience commercial diver living! His personal story is one of the most inspirational ever written! Born and raised in Bartelsville, OK, he ran away from home to be a deepsea diver in Tarpon Springs, Florida where he learned hardhat diving from the Greek Sponge divers. Coming to California after WW2 he established Parker Diving, which is...
Published on December 31, 2009 by Air Sea Pilot
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great gift for divers and nondivers.,
By John Hurst (jrvjhurst@aol.com) (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 20,000 Jobs Under the Sea: A History of Diving and Underwater Engineering (Hardcover)
Very good historical background knowledge, for all divers, and others working in the maritime industry, from development of early equipment on jobes to the latest equipment found today. Shows the hows and whys of all types of underwater work and support equipment.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Best overall review of the history of commercial diving ever written!,
By Air Sea Pilot "AEROMER" (California USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 20,000 Jobs Under the Sea: A History of Diving and Underwater Engineering (Hardcover)
Torrance Parker is the most experience commercial diver living! His personal story is one of the most inspirational ever written! Born and raised in Bartelsville, OK, he ran away from home to be a deepsea diver in Tarpon Springs, Florida where he learned hardhat diving from the Greek Sponge divers. Coming to California after WW2 he established Parker Diving, which is now one of the largest commercial diving companies in the world. His story and the history of commercial diving is one of the most interesting ever writen. Diver, Pilot and philanthropist, Torrance Parker is one, if not the most interesting persons alive today!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
this is a great book on the history on diving,
By A Customer
This review is from: 20,000 Jobs Under the Sea: A History of Diving and Underwater Engineering (Hardcover)
This is one of the best books I have ever read.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
EXCELLENT,
By KEN BUCHANAN (BURNABY, BC CANADA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 20,000 Jobs Under the Sea: A History of Diving and Underwater Engineering (Hardcover)
VERY INTERESTING HISTORY OF DIVING, MANY OLD PHOTOS OF HARD HAT DIVING.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An indispensable book for any diving library.,
By A Customer
This review is from: 20,000 Jobs Under the Sea: A History of Diving and Underwater Engineering (Hardcover)
Great stories about the business of diving, and filled with outstanding illustrations that complement the text.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A book for anyone interested in heavy gear,
By Dorothy Barstad (California Classic Equipment Divers) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 20,000 Jobs Under the Sea: A History of Diving and Underwater Engineering (Hardcover)
Torrance Parker has written a book that is a must for anyone interested in the history of diving heavy gear and the development of the L.A. Harbour. Full of stories and pictures of the commercial divers; their accomplishments, their lives, and in many cases, their deaths.
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20,000 Jobs Under the Sea: A History of Diving and Underwater Engineering by Torrance R. Parker (Hardcover - Nov. 1997)
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