Why did I choose Camera Obscura 1 for the name of my blog? A camera obscura is a lightless room with a lens mounted in a small single window. An image of the outside world would be projected on a screen in the room. This blog will be a place for me to display a part of my life, though imperfectly, to the world. Here I will irregularly put up messages about the "goings ons" in my home and garden.
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Titanic's last secrets : the further adventures of shadow divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler
I just finished reading this book by Bradford Matsen. It is a fascinating read with lots of stuff about deep sea diving, submersibles, the history of the White Star Line, ship building and inside info about the logistics of putting diving projects together. It tells a new part of the Titanic tragedy.
I am not a Titanic buff but have read a couple of books about it. With the exception of a small section when they detailed the history of the White Star Line, it is a well paced book that drew me on to the end.
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I have found I'm already using the "@lists" you helped me make. I am actually LOOKING IN my planner! Thanks for your hard work in discovering this.
Pat
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