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The wreck of the Belle, the ruin of La Salle

Title
The wreck of the Belle, the ruin of La Salle / Robert S. Weddle.
Author
Weddle, Robert S.
Publication
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2001], ©2001.

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xvii, 327 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
Summary
  • "Robert Cavelier De La Salle: darling explorer, empire builder, shaper of history - and shameless schemer who abused his followers and deceived his king. In The Wreck of the Belle, the Ruin of La Salle, acclaimed historian Robert S. Weddle reveals how La Salle and his closest associates spun a web of secrecy and falsehood about their travels, dissembled their objectives, and put their own spin on his exploits by suppressing other would-be diarists.
  • Weddle's study represents a major revision of the story of La Salle and his times as they have been traditionally understood, with few of the major characters in the epic tale emerging unscathed. Even his death was misreported by survivors of the French colony in Spanish-claimed territory as they sought to save themselves."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 88
Uniform Title
Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 88.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-311) and index.
ISBN
158544121X (alk. paper)
LCCN
00012164
OCLC
  • ocm45387000
  • SCSB-4115298
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries