E. Lee Spence

Edward Lee Spence ( born 1947 ) is a German - American author, diver, photographer and underwater archaeologist.

Life

Spence studied at the University of South Carolina and the College of Marine Arts. In 1970 he discovered the American submarine wreck CSS Hunley. Even the shipwreck SS Georgiana localized Spence in his dives. As an author he has written several books about his discoveries in underwater archeology. Spence lives in Summerville, South Carolina.

Works (selection)

  • The Hunley: Submarines, Sacrifice & Success in the Civil War by Mark Ragan ( Narwhal Press, Charleston / Miami 1995, ISBN 1-886391-43-2 ).
  • Treasures of the Confederate Coast: the "real Rhett Butler" & Other Revelations by Edward Lee Spence, ( Narwhal Press, Charleston / Miami, 1995, ISBN 1-886391-01-7, ISBN 1-886391-00-9, OCLC: 32431590)
  • Shipwreck Encyclopedia of the Civil War: South Carolina & Georgia, 1861-1865 by Edward Lee Spence ( Sullivan's Iceland, SC, Shipwreck Press, 1991 ) OCLC: 24,420,089
  • Shipwrecks of South Carolina and Georgia: (includes Spence 's List, 1520-1865 ) by E. Lee Spence, Sullivan's Iceland, SC ( Sullivan's Iceland 29482, Sea Research Society, 1984) OCLC 10593079
  • Shipwrecks, Pirates & Privateers: Sunken Treasures of the Upper South Carolina Coast, 1521-1865 by E. Lee Spence ( Narwhal Press, Charleston / Miami 1995, ISBN 1-886391-07-6 ).
  • Spence's Guide to South Carolina: diving, 639 shipwrecks ( 1520-1813 ), saltwater sport fishing, recreational shrimping, crabbing, oystering, clamming, saltwater aquarium, 136 campgrounds, 281 boat landings by E. Lee Spence, ( Nelson Southern Printing, Sullivan's Iceland, SC: Spence, 1976) OCLC: 2846435
  • Wreck of the Georgiana, mystery ship of the Confederacy by E. Lee Spence, ( Sullivan's Iceland, SC: Shipwreck Press, 1988 ) OCLC: 50,414,449
  • Shipwrecks of Charleston Harbor by E. Lee Spence ( Sullivan's Iceland, SC: Shipwreck Press, 1980 ) OCLC: 6.9089 million
  • Shipwrecks of the Era of the Revolution: South Carolina & Georgia, 1763-1783 by E. Lee Spence, ( Sullivan's Iceland, SC: Shipwreck Press Inc., 1991) OCLC: 39,977,318
  • Shipwrecks: "the magazine " edited by E Lee Spence, ( Sullivan's Iceland, SC: Shipwreck Press, 1989 to 1991, Narwhal Press 1995 - ) OCLC: 20,784,612
  • On This Day ( October 25, 1970) Star Clique

Prizes and Awards (selection)

  • Donald O. Bushman Award
  • Author
  • Diver
  • Photographer
  • Underwater archaeologist
  • Americans
  • German
  • Born in 1947
  • Man
Underwater diving H. L. Hunley (submarine)
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