From A Watery Grave: The Discovery And Excavation Of La Salle's Shipwreck, La Belle

College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 2005. Y1 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Toni S. Turner to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, some scattered dents, light scratches, rubbing and scuffing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, some stains on the front bottom edge, some light smudge/stains on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Foreword by T.R. Fehrenbach. From A Watery Grave: The Discovery And Excavation Of La Salle's Shipwreck, La Belle. 10.75"x8.75", 159 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 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.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.