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The Pirates Laffite: The Treacherous World Of The Corsairs Of The Gulf
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- ISBN
- 9780151004034
- Book Title
- Pirates Laffite : the Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf
- Item Length
- 9.4in
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.6in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- United States / 19th Century, Military / War of 1812, General, Maritime History & Piracy
- Item Width
- 6.3in
- Item Weight
- 37.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 720 Pages
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Jean and Pierre Laffite's lives were intertwined with the most colorful period in New Orleans' history, the era from just after the Louisiana Purchase through the War of 1812. Labeled as corsairs and buccaneers for methods that bordered on piracy, the brothers ran a privateering cooperative that provided contraband goods to a hungry market and made life hell for Spanish merchants on the Gulf. Later they became important members of a syndicate in New Orleans that included lawyers, bankers, merchants, and corrupt U.S. officials. But this allegiance didn't stop them from becoming paid Spanish spies, handing over information about the syndicate's plans and selling out their own associates. In 1820 the Laffites disappeared into the fog of history from which they had emerged, but not before becoming folk heroes in French Louisiana and making their names synonymous with piracy and intrigue on the Gulf.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
015100403x
ISBN-13
9780151004034
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24038255115
Product Key Features
Book Title
Pirates Laffite : the Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / 19th Century, Military / War of 1812, General, Maritime History & Piracy
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
720 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4in
Item Height
1.6in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
37.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
F374.L2d385 2005
Reviews
PRAISE FOR AN HONORABLE DEFEAT "Once again [William C. Davis] has reminded us that American history is not all black and white, or blue and gray-that, especially within the doomed Confederacy, the shading of character ran from nobility to absurdity." -THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD "A story rich in pathos and humor." -THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, PRAISE FOR THE PIRATES LAFFITE "This massive, tenaciously researched book . . . should prove the last word on Laffite. Or should I say the Laffites? . . . Davis has restored Pierre to his rightful place in the story and gives us a full account of 'les deux freres.'"-- The Washington Post "Separating folklore from fact, Davis debunks hoary myths . . . For those who want to understand how the Laffites' privateering operations worked, Davis's account is the best yet produced."-- The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)
Table of Content
CONTENTS PREFACE A Corsair's Name xi Vintage Bordeaux 1770-1803 1 New Men in a New World 1803-1806 8 Brothers United 1806-1809 25 Brothers in Business 1809-1811 44 Dawn of the Corsairs 1810-1811 65 Origins of the Laffite Fleet 1811-1813 83 Lords of Barataria 1813-1814 107 The Rise of the Filibusters 1814 133 Patriots for a Price 1814 154 The End of Barataria 1814 181 The Fight for New Orleans 1814-1815 211 Spies for Spain 1815-1816 232 A Career of Betrayals 1815-1816 259 Distant Horizons 1816 281 The Birth of Galveston 1816-1817 307 A Season of Treachery 1817 326 Deadly Friends 1817-1818 349 Winds of Change 1818 367 The Dying Dream 1819 393 Farewell to Galveston 1820 419 The Last Voyage 1820-1823 445 The Legend of the Laffites 466 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 487 NOTES 491 BIBLIOGRAPHY 649 INDEX 679
Copyright Date
2005
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2004-029150
Dewey Decimal
976.3/05/0922
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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