Robert F. Marx
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American pioneer in scuba diving, a prolific author, and was best known for his work as an avocational marine archaeologist
Books
Treasure lost at sea
An exploration of underwater archeological sites and shipwrecks dating from the beginning of recorded history to the present day.
Deep, deeper, deepest
An introduction to animals that can survive in extreme depths.
Following Columbus
The author recounts the building of a replica of the "Nina," the smallest of Columbus's three ships, and the re-enactment of the admiral's first voyage across the uncharted Atlantic Ocean in 1492.
The capture of the treasure fleet
An account of the seventeenth-century Dutchman's capture of a supposedly impregnable Spanish treasure fleet in the Caribbean, thereby signalling the demise of the Spanish empire.
The underwater dig
An introduction to underwater archaeology for the amateur, including the history, principles, techniques, importance, and future of this field.
The lure of sunken treasure
Discusses some of the most significant discoveries made by underwater archaeologists and treasure hunters made in recent years.
Port Royal rediscovered
An historical and archaeological reconstruction of Port Royal, Jamaica, the city known as the Treasury of the West Indies, which was submerged by an earthquake and tidal wave in 1692.