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Wrecks and Reputations by Don Charlwood (1977)
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Who knew I’d care so much about Australian shipwrecks in the 19th century!? Continue reading
Expedition Wydah by Barry Clifford with Paul Perry (1999)
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The Story of the World First Excavation of a Pirate Treasure Ship and the Man Who Found Her When I saw this book at a garage sale for $.50, I added it to my growing library of “maybe someday” reads. … Continue reading
Sea Hunters by Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo (1996)
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True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks It’s been a long while since I read a book by Clive Cussler—nearly 18 months, in fact, since I gave up on the last novel I tried, Odessa Sea. I did read The Adventures of … Continue reading
The Great Alaskan Dinosaur Adventure by Buddy Davis (1998)
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A Real-life Journey through the Frozen Past: With Mike Liston and John Whitmore I love a good adventure story, particularly when it’s true. If it comes from a Christian perspective, well all the better. Before picking up this book from … Continue reading
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The Last Giant of Beringia by Dan O’Neill (2004)
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The Mystery of the Bering Land Bridge It might be the 90-degree weather outside, but something drew me to this book this week and the frozen tundra of western Alaska in which it’s set. Normally I want to wait until … Continue reading
1491 by Charles C. Mann (2005)
New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus If a person can be “an eclectic reader,” then I guess I am one. I’ll steer clear of the chicklist stuff, of course, but pretty much anything else out there for me is … Continue reading
Noah’s Flood by William Ryan and Walter Pitman (1998)
The New Scientific Discoveries about the Event that Changed HistoryIllustrations by Anastasia Sotiropoulos; Maps by William Haxby I feel it’s important to mention from the very outset that Noah’s Flood by duo-author team William Ryan and Walter Pitman does not … Continue reading
The Island of Seven Cities by Paul Chiasson
Where the Chinese Settled when They Discovered America Having just finished the fascinating book 1421: The Year China Discovered the World by Gavin Menzies, I was in the mood for some corroborating tales of China’s lost history of discovery. I … Continue reading
1421: The Year China Discovered America by Gavin Menzies (2003)
It is now time to honor other men who have languished in obscurity for too long. These remarkable Chinese admirals rounded the Cape of Good Hope sixty-six years before Dias, passed through the Straight of Magellan ninety-eight years before Magellan, … Continue reading