{"product_id":"la-belle-the-ship-that-james-e-bruseth-9781623490331","title":"La Belle, the Ship That Changed History","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter two decades of searching for La Salle's lost ship \u003ci\u003eLa Belle\u003c\/i\u003e, Texas Historical Commission (THC) divers in 1995 located a shipwreck containing historic artifacts of European origin in the silty bottom of Matagorda Bay, off the coast of Texas. The first cannon lifted from the waters bore late seventeenth-century French insignias. The ill-fated \u003ci\u003eLa Belle\u003c\/i\u003e had been found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the direction of then-THC Archeology Division Director James Bruseth, the THC conducted a full excavation of the water-logged \u003ci\u003eLa Belle\u003c\/i\u003e. The conservation was subsequently completed at Texas A\u0026amp;M University's Conservation Research Laboratory, resulting in preservation of more than one million artifacts from the wreck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn official naval vessel granted to La Salle by the king of France in 1684, \u003ci\u003eLa Belle\u003c\/i\u003e is still considered a sovereign naval vessel belonging to the French government under international maritime law. A formal agreement negotiated by the French Republic, the Mus e national de la Marine, the US Department of State, and the THC allows the ship and artifacts to remain in Texas permanently and to be housed in an exhibit at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, opening October 2014. This richly illustrated catalog will accompany the exhibit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James E. Bruseth, Bullock Texas State History Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623490332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623490331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.15h x 8.53w x 0.52d","brand":"James E. Bruseth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44616695185663,"sku":"9781623490331","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_95ca694c-4f4f-4618-a51d-9a393008f436.jpg?v=1703021779","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-belle-the-ship-that-james-e-bruseth-9781623490331","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}