Mysteries of the Sea: A Collection of Lost Ships, Supernatural Stories, and Other Odd Tales Underneath the Waves

by Charles River Editors

*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Water covers the vast majority of the planet, and people have looked upon the oceans for thousands of years with a mixture of awe and fear. The world’s water offers transportation, connections with distant lands, food, and beauty. Furthermore, the deep seas and oceans remain largely unexplored, especially farther below. All of these factors have led to centuries worth of mysteries and stories. Countless people have ventured out on those vast expanses of water, never to return, while others have plumbed the depths and made strange discoveries. The oceans of the world offer no end of intrigue, and people have long been living and telling some of the strangest tales ever heard on the high seas. Mysteries of the A Collection of Lost Ships, Supernatural Stories, and Other Odd Tales Underneath the Waves chronicles some of the most interesting stories associated with the planet’s oceans. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about mysteries of the sea like never before.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

81 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 7, 2019

About the author

Charles River Editors is an independent publisher of thousands of ebooks on Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and Apple iBookstore & provider of original content for third parties.

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was very well-done for what it was. It's awfully short, so there isn't a lot of depth (no pun intended), but it covers quite a lot ground all the same. It's a fine introduction to some of the sea's mysteries, from actual shipwrecks to the Loch Ness Monster, and I like that much of the information included here is not commonly known. If you're interested in lost submarines from the Cold War, you might enjoy this, but don't look for anything so mainstream (ha ha) as the Titanic or the Bismarck.

Oh, also, I really should mention the audio reader, who did a fantastic job with this one. He has an excellent voice for storytelling.

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is actually a really interesting and good book. Some of the Charles River Books can be hit or miss, but this one is a hit. In fact, whoever wrote this one deserves a raise because there are some really good push backs on some of the folklore here.

The book covers naval traditions, sea monsters and ghost ships. The focus is primary on waters that either seas, oceans, or have access to seas or oceans. So Nessie is detailed but not Champ.

A really good read.

[Jerry Jares · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is another of Charles River Editors' fascinating offerings; stories about mysteries of the seas.  This book outlines a collection of lost ships, supernatural stories. lost submarines, and other odd tales.  Snuggle down in your seat and hold on for some exciting and unexplainable reading.  These are some of the most interesting mysteries that have occurred in the planet's oceans.

It must have required a special person (in olden times) to be willing to go to sea.  This book describes the awful punishments used against miscreant sailors in days gone by.  Learn a bit about ghost ships, sea monsters (including the Loch Ness monster, of course), and even some of the sailor's superstitions.  Wonderful reading.  

[Tom Bass · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting if uneven read

Like a lot of Charles River Editirs books, the writing can be a bit choppy and transitions from one subject to another a bit abrupt. Nonetheless, from a sheer historical information standpoint this was highly interesting. I knew what I was getting into when I picked it up. These books are always quick reads, a bit uneven, and sometimes seem thrown together. But often to they still manage to be interesting reads and this book definitely fits that bill. I'm glad I read it, and have no qualms recommending it if you have interest in nautical events, mysteries, and mishaps.

[JOHN D AHEARN · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not good


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[Guy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ship Down

An interesting read, including old seaman’s tales as well as documented sinking. If nothing else, it certainly is a basis for the respect doe and given to those who go down to the sea in ships

[Rocky Henriques · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative

I was intrigued by the title of this little book and I was not disappointed. I do wish more had been included about the Bermuda Triangle, but otherwise I liked that the author only reported the facts and made no assumptions about any of the cases he included.