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Descent

The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss

The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss

By Brad Matsen

By Brad Matsen

By Brad Matsen

By Brad Matsen

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Jun 06, 2006 | ISBN 9781400075010

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Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780307425492

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    About Descent

    In Descent: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss, Brad Matsen brings to vivid life the famous deep-sea expeditions of Otis Barton and William Beebe. Beebe was a very well-connected and internationally acclaimed naturalist, with the power to generate media attention. Barton was an engineer and heir to a considerable fortune, who had long dreamed of making his mark on the world as an adventurer. Together, Beebe and Barton would achieve what no one had done before–direct observation of life in the blackness of the abyss. Here, against the back drop of the depression, is their riveting tale.

    About Descent

    In Descent: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss, Brad Matsen brings to vivid life the famous deep-sea expeditions of Otis Barton and William Beebe. Beebe was a very well-connected and internationally acclaimed naturalist, with the power to generate media attention. Barton was an engineer and heir to a considerable fortune, who had long dreamed of making his mark on the world as an adventurer. Together, Beebe and Barton would achieve what no one had done before–direct observation of life in the blackness of the abyss. Here, against the back drop of the depression, is their riveting tale.

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    About Brad Matsen

    BRAD MATSEN is the author of Jacques Cousteau: The Sea King, Titanic’s Last Secrets: The Further Adventures of Shadow Divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, Descent: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss, and many other books about the sea and… More about Brad Matsen

    About Brad Matsen

    BRAD MATSEN is the author of Jacques Cousteau: The Sea King, Titanic’s Last Secrets: The Further Adventures of Shadow Divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, Descent: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss, and many other books about the sea and… More about Brad Matsen

    Product Details

    Category: Science | Biography & Memoir

    Paperback | $14.95
    Published by Vintage
    Jun 06, 2006 | 304 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9781400075010

    Category: Science | Biography & Memoir

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Vintage
    Dec 18, 2007 | 304 Pages | ISBN 9780307425492

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    Praise

    “The sensational exploits of Beebe and Barton and the bathysphere kept Americans on the edges of their seats in the 1930s, and, as Brad Matsen proves in Descent, they can still deliver a thrill.” —The New York Times

    “Captivating. . . . A worthy tribute to [Barton and Beebe’s] remarkable achievement.” —Nature

    “[Matsen is a] master storyteller. . . . You’ll be well rewarded in reading this work.” —Decatur Daily

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