Name: From a Watery Grave: The Discovery and Excavation of La Salle's Shipwreck, La Belle
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Author: Bruseth, James E. ; Turner, Toni S. ; Fehrenbach, T. R.
ISBN: 9781585444311

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From a Watery Grave: The Discovery and Excavation of La Salle's Shipwreck, La Belle

Type

Physical Book

Author

James E. Bruseth

Toni S. Turner

Preface by

T. R. Fehrenbach

Publisher

Texas A&M University Press

Language

English

Pages

176

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

26.8x21.5x1.2 cm

Weight

0.73 kg.

ISBN

1585444316

ISBN13

9781585444311

Synopsis "From a Watery Grave: The Discovery and Excavation of La Salle's Shipwreck, La Belle"

On a frigid, stormy day in February of 1686, a small French sailing ship lost control and ran aground in Matagorda Bay. The crew had braved an ocean voyage, attacks by pirates, raids by Native Americans, and ravaging diseases under the command of famed explorer Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, hoping to establish a colony in the New World. Pounded in the Texas bay by gale winds and storm surges, La Belle finally slipped beneath the water and sank to the bottom, where it would remain for centuries. More than 300 years later, Texas Historical Commission archaeologists discovered La Belle's resting place. Using cutting-edge technology and scientific innovation, investigators excavated the shipwreck and salvaged from its watery grave more than a million artifacts, including bronze guns, muskets, trade beads, axes, rings, bells, dishes, medicines--everything a new-world colony needed for survival. Authors James E. Bruseth and Toni S. Turner use vivid photographs and engaging descriptions to share the excitement of discovery as they piece together both the ship and its tragic story. For those interested in history, archaeology, or the quest for clues to the past, From a Watery Grave tells a riveting tale of nautical adventure in the seventeenth century and reveals modern scientific archaeology at its best.

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