An immersive dive into the meaning and mystique of shipwrecksThe sea is the largest museum on earth, with more than a million lost ships resting in its depths.
Those shipwrecks date back thousands of years, some from civilizations long vanished, others from more recent history. Some are famous, others obscure and unremembered but each has a story to tell. In The Great Museum of the Sea, archaeologist, museum director, television host, journalist, and award-winning author James Delgado takes the reader on a personal tour of the world's wrecks, including many of the more than a hundred lost ships he has personally discovered and investigated, including Titanic, USS Arizona, and the slave ship Clotilda. The Great Museum of the Sea vividly explains how and why ships experience catastrophe at sea, and why their remains have captured our imagination for millennia. Shipwrecks engage us in many ways--we treat them as tombs, but also recover them for museums and memorials, and salvage them for treasure. Authoritative and informed by decades of shipwreck expeditions, Delgado's account offers an insider's perspective, taking the reader into the deep and behind the scenes.
By:
James P. Delgado
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 140mm,
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780197780756
ISBN 10: 019778075X
Publication Date: 24 December 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Preface Chapter One: Ship Wrecks Chapter Two: Shipwrecks as Muses Chapter Three: Shipwrecks as Historical Sites, Graves, and Memorials Chapter Four: Refugia, Romance, and Aesthetics Chapter Five: Economic Values of Shipwrecks Chapter Six: Shipwreck Archaeology Chapter Seven: Conflicting Values/Conflicting Needs Chapter Eight: Shipwreck Issues Conclusion: Shipwrecks in the 21st Century
