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A new era of undersea exploration began in 1944, when a trio of young Frenchmen slipped below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea with the first Aqualung. In the coming decades Jacques Cousteau would become an international celebrity. This is his first book, written with longtime diving partner Fredrick Dumas. This is a thrilling tale of exploration, adventure and the excitement of being a true explorer in a new found world. Originally written and published in 1953 and republished in 2004 by the National Geographic Society.