{"product_id":"thirteen-rivers-ruth-davis-9781622881307","title":"Thirteen Rivers","description":"\u003ci\u003eThirteen Rivers: The Last Voyage of La Belle\u003c\/i\u003e is a historical novel based on the true saga of French explorer Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle and his colony.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Upon discovering in 1682 that the Mississippi River emptied into the Gulf of Mexico, La Salle claimed for France the entire river valley and all of its tributaries, including a large portion of present-day Texas and titled his empire \u003ci\u003eLa Louisiane \u003c\/i\u003eto honor reigning French monarch, King Louis XIV. Hurricanes, pirates in the Caribbean, ship-wreck, betrayal, revenge, Indian war parties, kidnapping and murder are all illustrated in a chronicle of events only life itself could inspire. Marooned on the present-day Texas coast, the cast includes priests, soldiers, sailors, deserters, murderers and families including women and children, as well as Indian warriors and wizened chiefs. What became of four ships, \u003ci\u003eLa Belle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLe Joly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003el'Aimable\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLe \u003c\/i\u003eS\u003ci\u003eaint-Francois\u003c\/i\u003e that left France in 1684 bound for \u003ci\u003eLa Louisiane\u003c\/i\u003e with 280 people aboard? This is their story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1622881303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781622881307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen F. Austin University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.66d","brand":"Ruth Davis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125073178879,"sku":"9781622881307","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37889609-e8e6-45e7-828d-a11f1ec5a903.jpg?v=1687440484","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thirteen-rivers-ruth-davis-9781622881307","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}