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"The Search for Sunken Treasure" captures the excitement felt by the discoverers of shipwrecks dating from the beginning of recorded history to the twentieth century. In a fascinating text written with his wife, renowned underwater archaeologist Robert Marx tells the remarkable stories behind the discoveries of famous wrecks from around the world--the HMS "Bounty," the "Andrea Doria," the "Titanic" and the "Mary Rose" --as well as the unsung shipwrecks that deserved to be better known.Marx relates his own incredible experience exploring shipwrecks and introduces the reader to other adventurous men and women who, like himself, have made the salvage of shipwrecks their life's work. Over the years, they have uncovered many valuable artifacts from the deep--gold and silver coins, jewelry, pottery, anchors and cannons. Throughout the text, Marx describes ancient and modern underwater exploration techniques, from Alexander the Great's diving contraption to today's high-tech atmospheric diving suits and remotely operated vehicles. The stories of how the ships met their fates--some on reefs, others of poor design simply toppled by a brisk wind--are also an important part of the text. "The Search for Sunken Treasure" is an underwater adventure that will appeal to divers, amateur historians and armchair adventurers alike.