A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks

David Gibbins

duben 2024 · Tantor Media Inc · Čte Kent Klineman

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The Viking warship of King Cnut the Great. Henry VIII's the Mary Rose. Captain John Franklin's doomed HMS Terror. The SS Gairsoppa, destroyed by a Nazi U-boat in the Atlantic during World War II. Since we first set sail on the open sea, ships and their wrecks have been an inevitable part of human history. Archaeologists have made spectacular discoveries excavating these sunken ships, their protective underwater cocoon keeping evidence of past civilizations preserved. World renowned maritime archeologist David Gibbins ties together the stories of some of the most significant shipwrecks in time to form a single overarching narrative of world history. A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks is not just the story of those ships, the people who sailed on them, and the cargo and treasure they carried, but also the story of the spread of people, religion, and ideas around the world; it is a story of colonialism, migration, and the indominable human spirit that continues today. Drawing on decades of experience, Gibbins reveals the riches beneath the waves and shows us how the treasures found there can be a porthole to the past that tell a new story about the world and its underwater secrets.

O autorovi

David Gibbins is the New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Howard series and the Total War series. He is also an underwater archaeologist who has led numerous expeditions to investigate underwater sites in the Mediterranean and around the world. Visit David at davidgibbins.com.

Kent Klineman is a voice actor and narrator based in Los Angeles. A Tony Award winner, Kent has acted in regional theater and on Broadway. He recently guest starred for the second time on FX's hit show Better Things.