Western Empire: the deep water wreck of a mid-nineteenth century wooden sailing ship

dc.contributor.advisorCrisman, Kevin J.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBryant, William R.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberIrion, Jack
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSmith, C. Wayne
dc.creatorLevin, Joshua Aaron
dc.date.accessioned2006-08-16T19:09:45Z
dc.date.available2006-08-16T19:09:45Z
dc.date.created2003-05
dc.date.issued2006-08-16
dc.description.abstractThis study of Western Empire is split into two distinct parts: (1) historical research of the life of the vessel, relying on primary documents; and (2) analysis of the deep water survey data. The first part concentrates on the historical documents that constitute the history of Western Empire. The second part begins with a review of the tools and procedures used in performing the deep water survey. An analysis of the information that can be taken from such a study will follow, and it concludes with suggestions for remotely operated vehicle operators when performing an on-the-fly survey of shipwrecks in deep water. The official ship logs, crew agreements, and contemporary newspaper articles are used to recreate the life of Western Empire and shed light on a period in which wooden sailing ships were being displaced by iron ships and steam power.en
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digitalen
dc.format.extent15409996 bytesen
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3928
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherTexas A&M University
dc.subject19then
dc.subjectnineteenthen
dc.subjectwooden
dc.subjectsailen
dc.subjectshipen
dc.subjectmerchanten
dc.subjectlaboren
dc.subjectmutinyen
dc.subjectwrecken
dc.titleWestern Empire: the deep water wreck of a mid-nineteenth century wooden sailing shipen
dc.typeBooken
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.genreElectronic Thesisen
dc.type.materialtexten
thesis.degree.departmentAnthropologyen
thesis.degree.disciplineAnthropologyen
thesis.degree.grantorTexas A&M Universityen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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