Clive Cussler

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Born:
Feb. 9, 1931
Died:
Feb. 9, 2020

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Cussler began writing novels in 1965 and published his first work featuring his continuous series hero, Dirk Pitt, in 1973. His first non-fiction, The Sea Hunters, was released in 1996. The Board of Governors of the Maritime College, State University of New York, considered The Sea Hunters in lieu of a Ph.D. thesis and awarded Cussler a Doctor of Letters degree in May, 1997. It was the first time since the College was founded in 1874 that such a degree was bestowed.

Cussler is an internationally recognized authority on shipwrecks and the founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, (NUMA) a 501C3 non-profit organization (named after the fictional Federal agency in his novels) that dedicates itself to preserving American maritime and naval history. He and his crew of marine experts and NUMA volunteers have discovered more than 60 historically significant underwater wreck sites including the first submarine to sink a ship in battle, the Confederacy's Hunley, and its victim, the Union's Housatonic; the U-20, the U-boat that sank the Lusitania; the Cumberland, which was sunk by the famous ironclad, Merrimack; the renowned Confederate raider Florida; the Navy airship, Akron, the Republic of Texas Navy warship, Zavala, found under a …

Books by Clive Cussler

Clive Cussler: Raise the Titanic! (2004, Berkley)

Raise the Titanic!

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Clive Cussler: Um Haaresbreite (German language, 1982, Bassermann Verlag)

Um Haaresbreite

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Clive Cussler: Vixen 03 (Paperback, 2006, Bantam)

Vixen 03

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Clive Cussler: Kutup Yolculuğu (Paperback, Turkish language, Altin) No rating

Kutup Yolculuğu

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Clive Cussler: Vortex (French language, 2001)

Vortex

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Clive Cussler: Der Todesflieger (German language, 1978, Goldmann)

Der Todesflieger

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Clive Cussler: Deep six (2006, Simon & Schuster)

Deep six

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