Platt, Richard

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Pompeii

2007
Traces the rise and fall of the city of Pompeii, describing the daily lives of the city's people, as well as their culture, beliefs, working lives, historical significance, and devastating end.

Shipwreck

2005
A photo-illustrated examination of several aspects of shipwrecks, which describes individual wrecks throughout history; discusses such topics as navigation and communications; and presents a look at underwater archaeology.

Smithsonian visual timeline of inventions

1994
Charts the history of human ingenuity, from prehistoric tools to modern technology. Features a running chronology of world events on each page.

Pirate

1994
Explores the world of pirates, from the Viking raiders to the buccaneers of the Spanish Main.

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