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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9781879961197 ISBN: 1879961199 Label: National Speleological Society Manufacturer: National Speleological Society Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 170 Publication Date: 2004-04 Publisher: National Speleological Society Studio: National Speleological Society Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: This is Sheck Exley's exciting story of the discovery and mapping of the beloved Peacock Springs Cave System - at that time thought to be the world's longest underwater cave. His manuscript was incomplete when he met his untimely death in 1994 on a dive in Mexico. It has now been completed and expanded with the many new sections he had planned: 1. History of Peacock Slough including a social history plus the creation of a state park to preserve the cave and its surroundings as Exley had hoped. 2. Florida geology and biology. 3. Cave diving eqipment. 4. Peacock Re-Survey, a five year project that updated Exley's original map. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A true classicThe Slough was unfinished and it is not as good as the Caves Measureless to Man as a result of this. However it is considered a classic as a standard textbook for underwater cave exploration techniques. Rating:  - Peacock SpringsIt is what it is - a detailed book about Peacock Springs and some of the other U/W caves of north Florida. It is detailed, well researched book on a specific cave system, from a scuba divers point of view. If you want to learn about this area - might be the ONLY book you can get - hence it is invaluable. Has sections on the biology of caves, geology, maps of caves, past explorers, etc. I wish they'd spend more time on specifics of all the divers who died in these caves - just to keep ... Read More 
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