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Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Raise the titanic, his third book and one of his most popular, was written in 1976. It tells the story of efforts to bring the remains of the illfated ocean liner rms titanic to the surface of the atlantic ocean in order to recover a stockpile of an exotic mineral that was being carried aboard. Feb 01, 2004 the presidents secret task force has developed an unprecedented defensive weapon that relies on an extremely rare radioactive elementand dirk pitt has followed a twisted trail to a secret cache of the substance. Despite the haste, it remains one of the most wellwritten and stylish of the. Navy, begins the dangerous job of raising the ship from the seabed.

The story blows the projects secret cover and sandecker must hold a press conference to explain why the ship is being raised. A fine first editionfirst printing with minor tanning to the pages in near fine dustjacket with tearing and wear along the edges. And the team successfully finds the sunken titanic. Raise the titanic by clive cussler unabridged cassette. The president approaches numa national underwater marine agency to raise the titanic. There is a drawing of the sinking titanic, done by mr. Questions are raised about byzanium, but are not answered. Buy raise the titanic dirk pitt by cussler, clive isbn. Cover of this book is different from the copy of the book i had, but aside from that no. The hitech expedition to raise the titanic used flotation bags filled with diesel fuel, which is lighter than water and can withstand the high pressure found at such depths.

Such an amazing feat would in and of itself be worthy of a novel. On orders from the pentagon, marine explorer dirk pitt must salvage crucial material from the worlds most infamous maritime disaster in this novel in. Raise the titanic by clive cussler author autographed hardcover book first edition, first printing, nearfine in a nearfine dust jacket in archival acetate cover, signed by the author on the title page with a drawing of the titanic breaking through the surface of the water and get it up. Raise the titanic book of the month club edition clive cussler on. It was the titanic that sparked his curiosity and every week, from the library, he came home with a new book on the titanic. Clive cusslers most famous novel, raise the titanic. Campbells website bcuniversal, some from various websites from the past from which i have obtained over the years and donations from fans of the novel who have visited this website and wanted to contribute with its growth. We will return on january 19th with more videos but until then. Popular videos raise the titanic raise the titanic topic.

With no other option available, the us president signs off on a major undertaking. This was one of the first books to appear after the sinking of the titanic, published just 37 days after the disaster. The cover of the 1976 first edition of cusslers book became legend in the titanic world. The film, which was written by eric hughes adaptation and adam kennedy screenplay, was based on the book of the same name by clive cussler. The green cover is still vibrant in colore and shows wear see pic. The year was 1975 and raise the titanic became the fourth book in pitts underwater adventures.

The conditions of the wreck were unknown, as it would be physically impossible to raise any part of the ship, as it lies now. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. At the same time russian leaders comes to know about the secret project and the byzanium ore. And in clive cusslers 1976 novel raise the titanic. Reallife drama unfolds as titanic raised after 84 years. And i can also recommend the film based on the book. Pitt is the reports recipient because of his efforts to salvage the titanic see cusslers 1976 novel, raise the titanic. Raise the britannic encyclopedia titanica message board. Aug 23, 2011 now you will be there when we raise the titanic. Sep 05, 2017 my heart will go on titanic theme song caleb and kelsey. Dirk pitt adventure, book 4 by clive cussler book cover, description, publication history.

The sale item is the second printing of the first edition with a number line reading 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2. Raise the titanic by the city of prague philharmonic. Oct 03, 20 the wreck of the titanic was not found until 1985 despite numerous attempts to discover it since 1912. Raise the titanic is a 1980 adventure film produced by lew grades itc entertainment and directed by jerry jameson. Raise the titanic i do not claim ownership of any of the content used in this video. How to turn words titanic into cartoon for kids how to draw titanic duration. My heart will go on titanic theme song celine dion. In 1980, the book was adapted for a feature film of the same name, minus the exclamation mark. But getting back to the book, if youve read any other cussler books, bear in mind that this was pretty much where it started. In the movie, pitt reveals his plan to raise the titanic to a skeptical admiral kemper, general busby, and director nicholson aboard the presidential yacht. After a lengthy search, the titanic is located and the search team, with help from the u. The book was adapted into a 1980 feature film, raise the titanic, directed by jerry jameson.

Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. I am also running a petition to save the model titanic which was used in the 80s film raise the titanic. I prefer the book, it started me working through the clive cuddler dirk pitt series of book. This is blue star lines production if raise the titanic. All content, video or audio, belongs to their respective owners. Oct 22, 2015 indeed, one person attracted by the books allure after a bit of coaxing was britains lord grade, a film and television producer who had plans to turn raise the titanic. And the titanic simply couldnt be raised in the manner depicted in the novel.

Cover of this book is different from the copy of the book i had, but aside. Raise the titanic by clive cussler foreword when dirk pitt salvaged the titanic from the pages of a typewriter set in a damp corner of an unfinished basement, the legendary ocean liner was still ten years away from actual discovery. Sep 27, 2015 this excerpt is adapted from my book the clive cussler adventures. If you are at all a feminist this book will not be your cup of tea.

His formula always starts with a prelude in the past and than he ties it together either in the middle or at the end of the book. A huge thank you to everyone who helped us with the production of the film. Now i am working to create a landbase attraction full scale replica attraction which fans can actually book a room and spend time on board as if they were a passenger. The book tells the story of locating and raising the titanic, under the backdrop of cold war. The only aspect of the story i was mildly disappointed with was the rather incidental aspect of raising the ship it all seemed somewhat secondary. Raise the titanic john barry piano cover alex plays by alex. The britannic is is 400 feet of water in greek waters. The cover blurb really, is not fibbing when it gleefully informs you that this is dirk pitts greatest adventure. Titanic, 1912 by ellen emerson white, the girl who cam. Cover reveal for the chronicles of zyteria dragonclaw book one. Since we would all like to know much much more about the inside of the titanic, and being as such as the olypic has long been turned into cheap inport cars, the only viable option we have is the brittanic. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. Sequoia, had been auctioned off two years earlier at the direction of u.