Thirteen Rivers: The Last Voyage of La Belle - Couverture souple

Davis, Ruth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1622881303 ISBN 13 : 9781622881307

Editeur : Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2016

Synopsis

Thirteen Rivers: The Last Voyage of La Belle is a historical novel based on the true saga of French explorer Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle and his colony.

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 La Louisiane to 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, La Belle, Le Joly, l'Aimable and Le Saint-Francois that left France in 1684 bound for La Louisiane with 280 people aboard? This is their story.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

RUTH DAVIS is a fourth generation Texan, her family's homestead in Henderson County dates back to 1887. She and her husband, both avid Texas history enthusiasts, own a real estate office and a working ranch in Anderson County.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Stephen F. Austin State University Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1622881303
• ISBN 13: 9781622881307
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 300
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• Personne responsable: non disponible