Synopses & Reviews
Clive Cussler brings his dramatic narrative to real-life in his andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling andlt;iandgt;Sea Huntersandlt;/iandgt;, now in mass market premium edition.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A steamboat goes up in flames . . . and down to the bottom of the sea. A locomotive plunges into a creek . . . and vanishes into mystery. A German U-boat sends an American troop transport, and eight hundred on board, to a watery grave . . . on Christmas Eve.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Clive Cussler and his crack team of NUMA (National Underwater Marine Agency, a nonprofit organization that searches for historic shipwrecks) volunteers have found the remains of these and numerous other tragic wrecks. Here are the dramatic, true accounts of twelve of the most remarkable underwater discoveries made by Cussler and his team. As suspenseful and satisfying as Cusslerand#8217;s renowned Dirk Pitt novels, andlt;iandgt;The Sea Hunters andlt;/iandgt;is a unique story of true commitment and courage.
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Chicago Tribune The Sea Hunters is a rollicking good book.
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Daily News (New York) Cussler tells one hell of a story.
Synopsis
Clive Cussler brings his dramatic narrative to real-life in his New York Times bestselling Sea Hunters, now in mass market premium edition.
A steamboat goes up in flames . . . and down to the bottom of the sea. A locomotive plunges into a creek . . . and vanishes into mystery. A German U-boat sends an American troop transport, and eight hundred on board, to a watery grave . . . on Christmas Eve.
Clive Cussler and his crack team of NUMA (National Underwater Marine Agency, a nonprofit organization that searches for historic shipwrecks) volunteers have found the remains of these and numerous other tragic wrecks. Here are the dramatic, true accounts of twelve of the most remarkable underwater discoveries made by Cussler and his team. As suspenseful and satisfying as Cussler's renowned Dirk Pitt novels, The Sea Hunters is a unique story of true commitment and courage.
Synopsis
Clive Cussler brings his dramatic narrative to real-life in his New York Times bestselling Sea Hunters, now in mass market premium edition.
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Clive Cusslerandlt;/bandgt; is acclaimed worldwide as the Grandmaster of Adventure. He got his start in advertising, first as an award-winning copy writer, and then as creative director for two of the nation's largest agencies. His initial foray into fiction was in 1973, when he wrote his first Dirk Pittand#174; novel.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Since then he has continued to write Dirk Pittand#174; adventures while living a life that nearly parallels that of his action hero. Like Pitt, Cussler enjoys discovering and collecting things of historical significance. With NUMA (National Underwater and Marine Agency, a non profit group begun by Cussler) he has had an amazing record of finding over 60 shipwrecks, one of which was the long-lost Confederate submarine Hunley. Cussler also has a renowned and extensive classic car collection, which features over 80 examples of custom coachwork.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Along with being Chairman of NUMA, he is also a fellow of the Explorers Club (which honored him with the Lowell Thomas Award for outstanding underwater exploration), the Royal Geographical Society and the American Society of Oceanographers. Married to Barbara Knight for 40 years, with three children and two grandchildren, he divides his time between the mountains of Colorado and the deserts of Arizona.