The Pirates Laffite: The Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the GulfHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006 - 706 pages An "engrossing and exciting" account of legendary New Orleans privateers Pierre and Jean Laffite and their adventures along the Gulf Coast (Booklist, starred review). At large during the most colorful period in New Orleans' history, from just after the Louisiana Purchase through the War of 1812, privateers Jean and Pierre Laffite made life hell for Spanish merchants on the Gulf. Pirates to the US Navy officers who chased them, heroes to the private citizens who shopped for contraband at their well-publicized auctions, the brothers became important members of a filibustering syndicate that included lawyers, bankers, merchants, and corrupt US officials. But this allegiance didn't stop the Laffites from becoming paid Spanish spies, disappearing into the fog of history after selling out their own associates. William C. Davis uncovers the truth about two men who made their names synonymous with piracy and intrigue on the Gulf. |
Table des matières
Vintage Bordeaucx 17701803 | 1 |
TWO New Men In New World 18031806 | 8 |
Brothers United | 25 |
brothers in business 18091811 | 44 |
Dawn of the Corsairs | 61 |
Origins of the Laffite Fleet 18111813 | 79 |
Lords of Barataria 18131814 | 103 |
The Rise of the Filibuters | 129 |
The Birth of Galveston 18161817 | 303 |
A Season of Treachery | 322 |
Deadly Finals 18171818 | 345 |
Winds of Change 1818 | 363 |
The Dying Dream 1819 | 389 |
Farewell to Galveston 1820 | 415 |
The Last Voyage 18201823 | 441 |
The Legend of the Laffites | 462 |
Patriots for a Price | 150 |
The End of Barataria | 177 |
The Fight for New Orleans 18141815 | 207 |
Spies for Spain 181f1816 | 228 |
A Career of Betrayals | 255 |
Distant Horizons 1816 | 277 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 483 |
NOTES | 487 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 645 |
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The Pirates Laffite: The Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf William C. Davis Aucun aperçu disponible - 2005 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
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