This is an account of La Salle's last expedition and the Texas Historical Commission's (THC) discovery and excavation of the Belle shipwreck. The senior author of the book, THC Archeology Division Director James E. Bruseth, directed the excavation.

Bruseth, James E. and Toni S. Turner, From a Watery Grave: The Discovery and Excavation of La Salle's Shipwreck, La Belle. Texas A&M University Press, 2005.

For the student or researcher interested in La Salle, these resources may be useful:

William C. Foster, Spanish Expeditions Into Texas, 1689-1768. University of Texas Press, 1995.

Henri Joutel, Johanna S. Warren (Translator), William C. Foster (Editor), The La Salle Expedition to Texas: The Journal of Henri Joutel, 1684–1687. Texas State Historical Association, 1998.

Robert S. Weddle, The Wreck of the Belle, the Ruin of La Salle. Number 48: Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University Press, 2001.

Robert S. Weddle, The French Thorn: Rival Explorers in the Spanish Sea, 1682-1762. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1991.

Robert S. Weddle (Editor), La Salle, the Mississippi, and the Gulf: Three Primary Documents. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 1987.

For children and teenagers:

Mitchell, Mark G., Raising La Belle, Eakin Press, 2002.