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A comprehensive history of the first three decades of underwater exploration in antebellum America.

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9781438459622

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Kuntz's book is amply illustrated with images of the divers, early diving equipment, and salvage methods, as well as the ship wreckage that challenged the skills of the engineers and divers. The notes and bibliography are quite satisfactory and will be of value to other researchers of the history of diving and the wrecks covered in the book. - Naval History The strength of the book is how masterfully, and with extensive research, Kuntz has filled in the gaps and constructed a powerful narrative ... an insightful tour of human interactions in an evolving frontier of lake and ocean depths, interrelationships, and the costs that come with adopting new technologies, especially in fields driven by jealousy, competition, and personal need. - H-Net Reviews (H-Environment) A comprehensive, informative, impressively researched and exceptionally well written history of the first three decades of underwater exploration in antebellum America. - Midwest Book Review Jerry Kuntz has filled in a previously blank page in the story of diving-and done it well. The Heroic Age of Diving tells the story not only of the development of salvage technology but also the human side of this always-dangerous and often-deadly career. This is not a tale for the faint of heart ('helmet squeeze' is a gruesome fate), but one well worth reading for those interested in early technology and the men brave (or foolish) enough to gamble their lives using it. This book is a window on an unexplored (and unexpected) world, and the author deserves great credit for bringing it back into the light. - Chuck Veit, author of Raising Missouri: John Gowen and the Salvage of the U.S. Steam Frigate Missouri, 1843-1852 The Heroic Age of Diving is both very interesting and very important. Having spent over twenty years researching and publishing general diving history, I am confident that this book will fill an important gap in the nation's diving history. - Leslie Leaney, Cofounder, Historical Diving Society

Jerry Kuntz has filled in a previously blank page in the story of diving-and done it well. The Heroic Age of Diving tells the story not only of the development of salvage technology but also the human side of this always-dangerous and often-deadly career. This is not a tale for the faint of heart ('helmet squeeze' is a gruesome fate), but one well worth reading for those interested in early technology and the men brave (or foolish) enough to gamble their lives using it. This book is a window on an unexplored (and unexpected) world, and the author deserves great credit for bringing it back into the light. - Chuck Veit, author of Raising Missouri: John Gowen and the Salvage of the U.S. Steam Frigate Missouri, 1843-1852 The Heroic Age of Diving is both very interesting and very important. Having spent over twenty years researching and publishing general diving history, I am confident that this book will fill an important gap in the nation's diving history. - Leslie Leaney, Cofounder, Historical Diving Society

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Jerry Kuntz is an electronic resources consultant and the author of Minnesota's Notorious Nellie King: Wild Woman of the Closed Frontier.

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