Louisiana Privateer

Author : Tallant, Robert
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455610518
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans written by Tallant, Robert and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jean Lafitte left behind many a legend for generations to follow in thepages of Louisiana history. Treasure hunters still speculate about the site ofpirated loot buried under French Quarter homes or sunk in the Barataria swamps.His notorious reputation was born of tales like these of the blacksmith andsuspect pirate. But regardless of whatever the storytellers may repeat, thereis one legend that does survive the test of authenticity, the story of how JeanLafitte and his men were heroes at the Battle of New Orleans against theinvading British forces during the War of 1812.In The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans , authorRobert Tallant has given younger readers a chance to relive the excitement,romance, and thrill of those days when the Barataria pirates threatened rivertraffic and New Orleans felt the threat of seige by the British. Thisenthralling story from the pages of history is delightfully told with anemphasis on helping children understand the political events of the time aswell as the social climate of the city in the early-nineteenth century.The story reveals the speculative past of Lafitte and how he hid behind thefacade of his blacksmith's shop in the Vieux Carr . He held bittercontempt for his enemy Governor Claiborne until that famous battle, in whichthe pirate-turned-hero joined Gen. Andrew Jackson to protect the city from theincoming assault of British soldiers. Combining tales of pirates, mystery,battle, true events, and real people, this children's book is a thrillingchapter in American history.Robert Tallant (1909-1957) was one of Louisiana's best-known authors, andparticipated in the WPA Writers Project during the 1930s and 1940s. BesidesMardi Gras . . . As It Was, Tallant also wrote Voodoo in NewOrleans and The Voodoo Queen . With Lyle Saxon and EdwardDreyer he coauthored the famous collection Gumbo Ya-Ya: Folktales ofLouisiana.

Author : Chris Clearman
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1435720520
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Louisiana Privateer written by Chris Clearman and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-03-12 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical, Nautical, Fiction - A Swashbuckler

Author : Louisiana State Museum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of Jean and Pierre Lafitte written by Louisiana State Museum and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ashley Oliphant
Publisher : University of Louisiana at Lafayette
ISBN 13 : 9781946160720
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jean Laffite Revealed written by Ashley Oliphant and published by University of Louisiana at Lafayette. This book was released on 2021 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jean Laffite Revealed: Unraveling One of America's Longest Running Mysteries takes a fresh look at the various myths and legends surrounding the life and death of one of the last great pirates, Jean Laffite, exploring the theory that Laffite faked his death in the early 1820s and re-entered the United States under an assumed name. Beginning in New Orleans in 1805, the book traces Laffite through his rise to power as a privateer and smuggler in the Gulf, his involvement in the Battle of New Orleans, his flight to Galveston, Texas and eventual disappearance in the waters of the Caribbean, then picking up the trail as he makes a return into the country under a new identity. The tale follows Laffite's subsequent journey across the South and his eventual end in North Carolina, where he died in 1875 at the age of ninety-five. Backed up by thorough research and ample documentation, the book contradicts the prevailing thought about the disappearance and death of Laffite, making a compelling case that is sure to intrigue and inspire scholars and history buffs for many years to come"--

Author : Robert Tallant
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans written by Robert Tallant and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1951 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Tallant, author of Mardi Gras...As It Was and a celebrated New Orleans historian, brings together the myths, legends, and historical accounts of the famed Jean Lafitte. A public menace to some and a local hero to others, the Crescent City's most notorious pirate left behind tales and adventures that will give young readers an insight into the life and history of the city during the early 19th century.

Author : Susan Goldman Rubin
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
ISBN 13 : 9780810997332
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jean Laffite written by Susan Goldman Rubin and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rubin and Himmelman present the only picture-book biography of infamous Jean Laffite, a real-life pirate who played a huge role in the history of the United States and the War of 1812. Full color.

Author : Jean Laffite
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Journal of Jean Laffite written by Jean Laffite and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Keagan LeJeune
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807162582
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legendary Louisiana Outlaws written by Keagan LeJeune and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2016-03-21 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the infamous pirate Jean Laffite and the storied couple Bonnie and Clyde, to less familiar bandits like train-robber Eugene Bunch and suspected murderer Leather Britches Smith, Legendary Louisiana Outlaws explores Louisiana's most fascinating fugitives. In this entertaining volume, Keagan LeJeune draws from historical accounts and current folklore to examine the specific moments and legal climate that spawned these memorable characters. He shows how Laffite embodied Louisiana's shift from an entrenched French and Spanish legal system to an American one, and relates how the notorious groups like the West and Kimbrell Clan served as community leaders and law officers but covertly preyed on Louisiana's Neutral Strip residents until citizens took the law into their own hands. Likewise, the bootlegging Dunn brothers in Vinton, he explains, demonstrate folk justice's distinction between an acceptable criminal act (operating an illegal moonshine still) and an unacceptable one (cold-blooded murder). Recounting each outlaw's life, LeJeune also considers their motives for breaking the law as well as their attempts at evading capture. Running from authorities and trying to escape imprisonment or even death, these men and women often relied on the support of ordinary citizens, sympathetic in the face of oppressive and unfair laws. Through the lens of folk life, LeJeune's engaging narrative demonstrates how a justice system functions and changes and highlights Louisiana's particular challenges in adapting a system of law and order to work for everyone.

Author : Lyle Saxon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lafitte, the Pirate written by Lyle Saxon and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Head
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820348651
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Privateers of the Americas written by David Head and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Privateers of the Americas examines raids on Spanish shipping conducted from the United States during the early 1800s. These activities were sanctioned by, and conducted on behalf of, republics in Spanish America aspiring to independence from Spain. Among the available histories of privateering, there is no comparable work. Because privateering further complicated international dealings during the already tumultuous Age of Revolution, the book also offers a new perspective on the diplomatic and Atlantic history of the early American republic. Seafarers living in the United States secured commissions from Spanish American nations, attacked Spanish vessels, and returned to sell their captured cargoes (which sometimes included slaves) from bases in Baltimore, New Orleans, and Galveston and on Amelia Island. Privateers sold millions of dollars of goods to untold numbers of ordinary Americans. Their collective enterprise involved more than a hundred vessels and thousands of people--not only ships' crews but investors, merchants, suppliers, and others. They angered foreign diplomats, worried American officials, and muddied U.S. foreign relations. David Head looks at how Spanish American privateering worked and who engaged in it; how the U.S. government responded; how privateers and their supporters evaded or exploited laws and international relations; what motivated men to choose this line of work; and ultimately, what it meant to them to sail for the new republics of Spanish America. His findings broaden our understanding of the experience of being an American in a wider world.