Stars Beneath the Sea: the Pioneers of Diving
- List Price: $25.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
- Publish date: 01/01/2000
Description:
In a series of brilliantly detailed portraits, this history of the daring art of diving recounts the eccentric exploits and sense-defying feats of the men who turned underwater adventure into a modern science. Spear fishermen and conservationists, treasure hunters and archaeologists, photographers and philosophers -- these pioneers Invented and experimented with all sorts of amazing devices to enable them to explore the secretive and seductive depths of the sea.
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Among the colorful adventurers from the past two centuries included in this volume stand the likes of Guy Gilpatric, who wrote a film for Humphrey Bogart, invented snorkeling, and shot his wife; Roy Miner, who wore a bucket over his head and stole a coral reef; William Beebe, who sealed himself in a metal coffin to dangle a half mile undersea; and John Haldane, who learned how tn control human breathing and prevent bends.
If you've never even dreamed of diving, this book will make you wonder why -- and may Indeed tempt you to try.
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