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The Wrecking of La Salle's Ship Aimable and the Trial of Claude Aigron
When Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, landed on the Texas coast in 1685, bent on founding a French colony, his enterprise was doomed to failure. Not only was he hundreds of miles from his intended landfall—the mouth of the Mississippi—but his supply ship, Aimable, was wrecked at the mouth of Matagorda Bay, leaving the colonists with scant provisions and little protection against local Indian tribes. In anger and disgust, he struck out at the ship's captain, Claude Aigron, accusing him of wrecking the vessel purposely and maliciously. Captain Aigron and his crew escaped the doomed colony by returning to France on the warship that had escorted the expedition on its ocean crossing. Soon ...
How to See: Looking, Talking, and Thinking about Art
“If John Berger’s Ways of Seeing is a classic of art criticism, looking at the ‘what’ of art, then David Salle’s How to See is the artist’s reply, a brilliant series of reflections on how artists think when they make their work. The ‘how’ of art has perhaps never been better explored.” —Salman Rushdie How does art work? How does it move us, inform us, challenge us? Internationally renowned painter David Salle’s incisive essay collection illuminates these questions by exploring the work of influential twentieth-century artists. Engaging with a wide range of Salle’s friends and contemporaries—from painters to conceptual artists such as Jeff Koons, John Baldessari, Roy Lichtenstein, and Alex Katz, among others—How to See explores not only the multilayered personalities of the artists themselves but also the distinctive character of their oeuvres. Salle writes with humor and verve, replacing the jargon of art theory with precise and evocative descriptions that help the reader develop a personal and intuitive engagement with art. The result: a master class on how to see with an artist’s eye.
Joutel's Journal of La Salle's Last Voyage, 1684-7
Henri Joutel's 'Joutel's Journal of La Salle's Last Voyage, 1684-7' provides readers with a firsthand account of the ill-fated final expedition of the famous French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. Joutel's journal is filled with detailed observations of the people, places, and events encountered during the voyage, offering a unique perspective on the challenges and triumphs of exploration in the 17th century. Written in a straightforward and informative style, Joutel's journal provides a valuable primary source for historians and enthusiasts alike. The literary context of the book reveals insights into the hardships faced by early explorers and sheds light on the complexiti...
Derriere le Velours
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New York Magazine
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Annals of the West
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The Bathroom
"An original and significant writer, whose fiction can be as engaging as it is surprising." The Times Literary Supplement
Congressional Record
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