The Pirates Laffite: The Treacherous World Of The Corsairs Of The Gulf
by Davis, William C
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Fine DJ
- ISBN 10
- 015100403X
- ISBN 13
- 9780151004034
- Seller
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Morganton, North Carolina, United States
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Synopsis
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.
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- Bookseller
- Chris Hartmann, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032986
- Title
- The Pirates Laffite: The Treacherous World Of The Corsairs Of The Gulf
- Author
- Davis, William C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Fine DJ
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 015100403X
- ISBN 13
- 9780151004034
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- LCCN
- 2004029150
- Keywords
- Laffite, Jean, Laffite, Pierre, Pirates, Louisiana, Gulf Of Mexico, Privateering, New Orleans
- Bookseller catalogs
- History / Military;
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Chris Hartmann, Bookseller
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