James E. Bruseth is director of the archaeology division at the Texas Historical Commission, which sponsored the excavation of La Belle. Bruseth directed the excavation and serves as the project's principal investigator. Toni S. Turner is a freelance writer and fund raiser who assisted in many aspects of the recovery of the shipwreck.
"From a Watery Grave represents a solid and lasting triumph of nautical archaeology. James E. Bruseth and Toni S. Turner tell the amazing story of how a dedicated team of scientists and researchers rose to the challenge of preserving the fragile remains of La Salle's 300-year-old ship La Belle-from the innovative planning and building of the coffer dam to enable excavation on "dry" land through the dismantling, transporting, and reassembly of the ship's hull. Truly an astounding analysis of the rarest of finds-a ship laden with the items needed for founding a colony in seventeenth century America, from trade beads to buttons, carpenter tools to cannons-the report stands as a high-water mark to be striven for in all such efforts in the future."--Robert S. Weddle, author of The Wreck of the Belle, the Ruin of La Salle--Robert S. Weddle, author of The Wreck of the Belle, the Ruin of La Sal
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