From a Watery Grave: The Discovery and Excavation of La Salles Shipwreck, La Belle

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Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. From a Watery Grave: On a frigid, stormy day in February of , a small French sailing ship lost control and ran aground in Matagorda Bay. More than years later, Texas Historical Commission archeologists discovered La Belle's resting place. This title tells a tale of nautical adventure in the seventeenth century.

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This is a fascinating book. The story starts with a brief history of the travels and sinking of the La Belle then continues with the discovery, excavation and the ongoing preservation of the wreak. I had taken some visiting family members to see our wonderful museum. After talking to the very nice, well-informe This is a fascinating book.

After talking to the very nice, well-informed curator, I found out that the museum had been designed with presentation of the La Belle in mind.

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I highly recommend you to visit this museum if you have opportunity. After reading through the list of item present on board on was amazed at how meticulous the screening process for artifacts is that they were able to find needles, pins and even seeds. In the book there is one incident that was related about a trip back from the site where both engines quit leaving them powerless in rough seas.

After contacting the Coast guard they were told to call back when they were sinking. My father was in the Coast Guard and they never would have said this. Below are a few thoughts and questions I had after reading the book.

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My humble comments cannot compare to the four prestigious book awards this tome has received: Suffice it to say, t This book was written by longtime friends, internationally renowned archaeologist Jim Bruseth and wife, scholar and co-author, Toni Turner. Suffice it to say, the book is well written, detailed, beautifully illustrated, fascinating, and a sequel is, "in the works.

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. Sep 22, Hillary Borders rated it liked it. Read for Historical Archaeology.

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