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Island of the lost

shipwrecked at the edge of the world
2007
An exploration of the shipwrecks of the "Grafton" and "Invercauld" off opposite shores of the Auckland Islands, New Zealand, which describes how one crew--led by Captain Thomas Musgrave--worked together to build a shelter and eventually a ship, while another succumbed to chaos and cannabalism.

A night to remember

2005
Provides an account of the sinking of the "Titanic," a reputedly unsinkable ship that went down in the Atlantic on April 10, 1912 after hitting an iceberg, resulting in the deaths of over 1,500 people.

Return to Titanic

a new look at the world's most famous lost ship
2004
Diagrams, maps, archival images, and digital photographs chronicle Robert Ballard's efforts to discover the location of the sunken Titanic.

The Sea remembers

shipwrecks and archaeology from Homer's Greece to the rediscovery of the Titanic
1987

Ghost ships

2013
Presents the facts on famous disappearances at sea, including the USS Cyclops, the Flying Dutchman, and more.

The Titanic, lost-- and found

1987
A simple account of the sinking of the Titanic and the discovery of its remains many years later.

The Titanic sinks!

1997
Recounts the story of how the world's biggest, safest ship sank on its first trip.

Rescue on the Outer Banks

2002
Sam Deal and his horse, Ginger, help an African-American lifesaving crew rescue shipwreck victims off the coast of North Carolina in 1896.

Robinhound Crusoe

1999
As he and Joe try to get to the eight-grade basketball game in time, Wishbone the dog imagines himself as Robinson Crusoe, the sole survivor of a shipwreck who lived on a deserted island for nearly thirty years.

Shipwrecked on Mystery Island

1985
You are shipwrecked on a beautiful Pacific island in 1869 and must choose a course of events that will get you off, keep you there, or, indeed, ensure that you survive at all.

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