The
Cave Divers
by Robert Burgess
Cave
divers are a breed apart and this is their story-a story of pushing the limits
of technology and human endurance. In 24 chapters Burgess takes you on an
exciting and often harrowing journey from the earliest pioneering expeditions
into submerged prehistoric caves in Europe to the most recent record-setting
expeditions. You'll read about archaeological finds, including a 10,000-year-old
skull in Florida's Warm Mineral Springs; the underwater passages feeding
Bahama's blue holes; record depth and horizontal penetrations in Mexico and
Florida; and explorations in France, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. You will
feel the lure of the labyrinth and learn of the thoughts and struggles of divers
lost but to God. You'll go on body recovery dives and thrill when a team
dispatched across continents beats the odds. And of course you'll read about the
divers: Dr. George Benjamin, Eugenie Clark, Carl Clausen, Jacques Cousteau,
Sheck Exley, Steve Gerrard, Lamar Hires, Woody Jasper, Jon Lindbergh, Mike
Madden, William Royal, Gary Salsman, Wes Skiles, Bill Stone, Edward Thompson and
many more.
Some of the Topics Covered
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Wookey Hole (England 1934)
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Fountain of Vaucluse (France)
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First U.S. cave dive (California)
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Yucatan-1800's to present (Mexico)
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Wakulla Springs 50's to present (Florida)
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Otter Spring (Florida)
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10,000-year-old man (Florida)
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Warm Mineral Springs (Florida)
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Bluebird Spring (Florida)
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Huautla cave system (Mexico)
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Cave archaeology
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Blue holes (Bahamas)
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Rebreathers
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World record depths & distance
Publisher's
Note
This book is a new edition of the author's 1975 classic also titled The Cave Divers. All chapters have been revised and 9 new chapters have been added as well as 51 color photographs.
ISBN
1-881652-11-4
352
pages, 6x9 inches, paperback, 51 color and 7 B&W historical photographs, 16
illustrations/maps, charts