Project Gutenberg 2025-03-15 Public domain in the USA. 1160 Masters, David 1883 1965 Brand, Charles Edwin The wonders of salvage $aLondon :$bJohn Lane the Bodley Head Limited, $c1924. Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Wonders of Salvage" by David Masters is a non-fiction account detailing the art and challenges of maritime salvage, written in the early 20th century. The narrative discusses the complex processes and trials faced by salvage experts as they work to recover sunken vessels and their valuable cargoes, drawing on both historical examples and the author's own observations. The opening of the book sets the scene with a vivid depiction of a seasoned ship captain navigating through a turbulent storm. As he skillfully guides his vessel, the text delves into the melancholic reality of shipwrecks, emphasizing the annual economic losses they incur and the aftermath of human negligence against nature's might. Masters discusses the essential role of salvage workers, the complexity of their challenges, their relentless spirit, and the unpredictable influence of weather on salvage operations. The text hints at thrilling stories of treasure recovery, detailing the remarkable perseverance and ingenuity required to extract remnants of lost fortunes from the depths of the ocean. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/wondersofsalvage00mastuoft 20221005052022masters 1924 GB en Salvage VK Text Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: History - General 465764 2025-03-15T09:00:12.088435 text/html 421441 2025-03-15T07:47:40 text/html 10202028 2025-03-15T09:00:46.669760 application/epub+zip 10199875 2025-03-15T09:00:28.237335 application/epub+zip 280660 2025-03-15T09:00:17.132399 application/epub+zip 16141398 2025-03-15T09:01:02.776681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 16098339 2025-03-15T09:00:44.396805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359941 2025-03-15T09:00:10.286442 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 340056 2025-03-15T07:47:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 4208 2025-03-15T09:01:02.927683 application/rdf+xml 15281 2025-03-15T09:00:26.114332 image/jpeg 2614 2025-03-15T09:00:25.972350 image/jpeg 12843136 2025-03-15T09:00:12.301404 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog