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The Pirates Laffite.
by Davis, William C
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- Condition
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- Seller
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Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Orlando, FL: Harcourt, Inc., (2005). "The treacherous world of the Corsairs of the Gulf." Jean and Pierre "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 US officials." YARR! First edition, very good condition in dust jacket.. 23 cm. xii, 706 pp. b/w plates, endpaper maps
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Ten Pound Island Book Co.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47369
- Title
- The Pirates Laffite.
- Author
- Davis, William C
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Orlando, FL
- Date Published
- (2005)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Nautical, Maritime, Piracy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime;
Terms of Sale
Ten Pound Island Book Co.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Ten Pound Island Book Co.
Biblio member since 2009
Gloucester, Massachusetts
About Ten Pound Island Book Co.
We specialize in maritime-related books, charts, periodicals, prints and ephemera. We also have a selection of antiquarian material and books, manuscripts, and ephemera of local interest, including maps and prints.
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