International Handbook of Underwater Archaeology

International Handbook of Underwater Archaeology
Author: Carol V. Ruppe
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 876
Release: 2013-11-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1461505356

Although underwater archaeology has assumed its rightful place as an important subdiscipline in the field, the published literature has not kept pace with the rapid increase in the number of both prehistoric and historic underwater sites. The editors have assembled an internationally distinguished roster of contributors to fill this gap. The book presents geographical and topical approaches, and focuses on technology, law, public and private institutional roles and goals, and the research and development of future technologies and public programs.

Alaska Shipwrecks 1750-2015

Alaska Shipwrecks 1750-2015
Author: Captain Warren Good
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 742
Release: 2018-07-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 1387981145

ALASKA SHIPWRECKS 1750-2015 is an encyclopedic accounting of all shipwrecks and losses of life in the Alaska Marine environment. Compiled and written by Captain Warren Good with research assistance and extensive consultation provided by maritime historian Michael Burwell this book is filled with a wealth of information for those interested in Alaska maritime history and the multitude of associated tragedies. Included are details of all known wrecks including vessel information, crew member and passenger names, locations, first hand descriptions of events and sources of all information. In addition, comprehensive comments by Captain Warren Good further elaborate on the location and disposition of many of the disasters.

Russians in Alaska, 1732-1867

Russians in Alaska, 1732-1867
Author: Lydia Black
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 1889963046

This definitive work, the crown jewel in the distinguished career of Russian America scholar Lydia T. Black, presents a comprehensive overview of the Russian presence in Alaska. Drawing on extensive archival research and employing documents only recently made available to scholars, Black shows how Russian expansion was the culmination of centuries of social and economic change. Black s work challenges the standard perspective on the Russian period in Alaska as a time of unbridled exploitation of Native inhabitants and natural resources. Without glossing over the harsher aspects of the period, Black acknowledges the complexity of relations between Russians and Native peoples. She chronicles the lives of ordinary men and women the merchants and naval officers, laborers and clergy who established Russian outposts in Alaska. These early colonists carried with them the Orthodox faith and the Russian language; their legacy endures in architecture and place names from Baranof Island to the Pribilofs. This deluxe volume features fold-out maps and color illustrations of rare paintings and sketches from Russian, American, Japanese, and European sources many have never before been published. An invaluable source for historians and anthropologists, this accessible volume brings to life a dynamic period in Russian and Alaskan history. A tribute to Black s life as a scholar and educator, "Russians in Alaska" will become a classic in the field."

Shipwrecks of the Alaskan Shelf and Shore

Shipwrecks of the Alaskan Shelf and Shore
Author: Evert E. Tornfelt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1992
Genre: Marine accidents
ISBN:

This comprehensive list of shipwrecks occurring in Alaskan waters from 1741 to the pre-World War II era, is arranged by Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region lease-sale planning area (for oil and gas exploration), and includes data on vessel name and type, date, location and cause of wreck, and a historic context of the phenomenon.

Aleuts

Aleuts
Author: Roza G. Lyapunova
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2017-08-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9780996583718

Translation from Russian