Into the Deep: A Memoir from the Man Who Found Titanic by Robert D. Ballard and Christopher Drew
Into the Deep: A Memoir from the Man Who Found Titanic by Robert D. Ballard and Christopher Drew
Bob Ballard has a lifetime of stories about the ocean depths.
He's found famous shipwrecks like the Nazi warship Bismarck, the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Yorktown, and JFK's PT-109. He's revealed trading vessels thousands of years old in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. He's revolutionized science by discovering deep-sea hydrothermal vents and the never-before-seen life-forms they harbor. And then there is his most famous find of all: the luxury liner Titanic.
Now, in this no-holds-barred memoir, he gets personal, telling the stories behind his most exciting expeditions -- including how a top-secret assignment for the U.S. Navy finally provided him the opportunity to search for Titanic. He also opens up about his private tragedies: the loss of his son before the age of 21, the dissolution of his first marriage, the challenges of being a media star in an academic environment. Finally, Ballard reveals the late-in-life discovery of his own dyslexia, which he now understands not as a disability but as a gift essential to his distinguished accomplishments as a scientist and an explorer.
Brilliant, insightful, surprising, and filled with color photos of his family and expeditions, Into the Deep is the definitive story of the courage, innovations, challenges, and triumphs that have shaped the life of this remarkable American hero.
National Geographic, Hardcover, 1st Edition, 2021
THIS IS A BRAND NEW BOOK.