La Belle The Archaeology of a Seventeenth-Century Vessel of New World Colonization |
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| Editor:
| Bruseth, James E.
Borgens, Amy A.
Jones, Bradford M.
Ray, Eric D. |
| Series title: | Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62349-361-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2017 |
| Publisher: | Texas A&M University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $95.00 |
Book Description:
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In 1995 underwater archaeologists discovered the wreck of La Salle's La Belle, remnant of an ill-fated French attempt to establish a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River. More than two decades in the making, this book thoroughly documents one of the most significant North American archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century.
In 1995 underwater archaeologists discovered the wreck of La Salle's La Belle, remnant of an ill-fated French attempt to establish a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River. More than two decades in the making, this book thoroughly documents one of the most significant North American archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century.