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The pirates Laffite : the treacherous world of the corsairs of the Gulf
Title:
The pirates Laffite : the treacherous world of the corsairs of the Gulf
ISBN:
9780151004034
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
pages cm
Contents:
Preface: A Corsair's Name Vintage Bordeaux 1770-1803 New Men in a New World 1803-1806 Brothers United 1806-1809 Brothers in Business 1809-1811 Dawn of the Corsairs 1810-1811 Origins of the Laffite Fleet 1811-1813 Lords of Barataria 1813-1814 Rise of the Filibusters 1814 Patriots for a Price 1814 End of Barataria 1814 Fight for New Orleans 1814-1815 Spies for Spain 1815-1816 A Career of Betrayals 1815-1816 Distant Horizons 1816 Birth of Galveston 1816-1817 A Season of Treachery 1817 Deadly Friends 1817-1818 Winds of Change 1818 Dying Dream 1819 Farewell to Galveston 1820 Last Voyage 1820-1823 Legend of the Laffites
Subject:
Pirates -- Louisiana -- Biography.
Pirates -- Mexico, Gulf of -- Biography.
Privateering -- Mexico, Gulf of -- History -- 19th century.
New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815.
Louisiana -- History -- 1803-1865 -- Biography.
Mexico, Gulf of -- History -- 19th century.
Laffite, Jean.
Laffite, Pierre, -1826?