A Young Person’s Field Guide To Finding Lost Shipwrecks

A Young Person's Field Guide To Finding Lost Shipwrecks Is An Autobiographical Account Of A Nautical Archeological Expedition. Written By The Marine Geologist In Charge Of The Survey, It Discusses And Explains The Science Behind A Multibeam Sonar And Other Technology Used For The Expedition, As Well As Describing The Day-to-day Operations Aboard A 37-meter Research Vessel. The Story Begins Alongside A Dock In Cadiz, Spain, Where Three Archeologists, Two College Students On A Summer Internship, Three Captains, One Cook, One Engineer, Two Scuba Divers, One Able-bodied Seaman And The Author Are Aboard The Hercules Getting Ready To Set Sail In Search Of The Santísima. Readers Learn A Lot More Than Science In This True-life Account Of A Scientific Expedition. They Learn History, Eat Tapas, And Even Dance The Flamenco, All While In Search Of A 200-year-old Shipwreck.