Ships and Shipwrecks of the Americas: A History Based on Underwater Archaeology [Paperback]

George F. Bass (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 050027892X | ISBN-13: 978-0500278925 | Publication Date: November 1996

A survey of the maritime history of the New World. The book brings together the work of leading nautical archaeologists, each with first-hand diving experience. Twelve chapters tell the story of watercraft in the Americas, accompanied by photographs, paintings, diagrams, charts and maps.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson (November 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 050027892X
• ISBN-13: 978-0500278925
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #260,178 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not A Bed-side Reader, January 8, 2007

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This review is from: Ships and Shipwrecks of the Americas: A History Based on Underwater Archaeology (Paperback)

This is definitely a text book. Written likely to be used in conjunction with a lecture of sorts, this book is excellent if you're teaching a course on the subject of post-medeival seafaring, however, it'd also be a good book is you're interested in the subject and don't mind fighting through a text book.

The book discusses the structural and functional evolution of watercraft after the medeival ages, the economic and political effects of naval construction and advancement, and discusses in detail a number of nautical archaeological excavations of important shipwrecks in the New World.