The Ghost from the Grand Banks | Related Titles
Clarke's early nonfiction includes several titles specifically dealing with the sea and with diving. For several years in the 1950s and 1960s, Clarke was partner in a diving company with Mike Wilson. In the waters off Sri Lanka—then known as Ceylon—and elsewhere, they engaged in scuba diving, undersea photography, treasure hunting, and writing. With Mike Wilson, Clarke wrote Boy Beneath the Sea (1958), The First Five Fathoms: A Guide to Underwater Adventure (1960), Indian Ocean Adventure (1961), and Indian Ocean Treasure (1964). From that same range of experiences,...
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