A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks by David Gibbins

A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks

David Gibbins

384 pages first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

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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 t...

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3.44
based on 173 reviews

Moods

informative: 98%

adventurous: 47%

reflective: 32%

inspiring: 9%

challenging: 5%

emotional: 5%

dark: 3%

hopeful: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

relaxing: 1%


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56% of readers chose medium
41% of readers chose slow
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