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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.
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.
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Index
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
A
Abat, Antoine, 363, 393, 406, 407, 442, 470
Abigail, 458
Adams, Christopher, 326, 334–36, 345, 413
Adams, John Quincy, 351, 367–68, 371–74, 379, 385, 390, 394, 403, 434–35, 466
Adams-Onís Treaty, 394, 402–3, 414, 418, 419, 423, 450
Adeline, 84
Adventurer, 227
Aguila/Eagle, 233–34, 235–38, 240–46, 259, 260, 261
Aguirre, Antonio, 317
Aiguette, Nicholas, 330
Ajuria, Francisco, 95
Alabama, 38, 66–67, 76–77, 351, 383
Alabama, 404, 413
Alarcon, Pedro, 9–10
Alert, 464
Alerta, 295
Allen, Lucia, 448, 452, 453–55, 470–71
Allnet, Auguste, 481
Allnet, Edward Andrew, 481, 484
Almirante, 355, 357, 358, 371
Alonzo, 341–42
Amelerq, Captain, 123
Amelia Island, 339–51, 347–48, 349–50, 357
Amiable Maria, 139–40, 148, 149, 192, 228–31
L’Ami des Lois (newspaper), 162
Amigoni, Julius Caesar, 235–38, 240–41, 243–44, 261, 313
Anaya, Juan Pablo, 152–53, 165, 172–73, 211, 233, 234, 260, 268, 270
Andry, Manuel, 72–74
Anthony, Captain, 446
Antonio Bonifacia, 335, 337
Antonio (helper for Jannet), 90
Apalachicola, 181
Apodaca, Juan Ruiz de, 145, 148, 152, 156, 158–59, 176–77, 197, 239, 257
Galveston operations and, 363–64, 368, 371, 378–79, 388, 390–91, 394, 399–400, 424, 440–41, 462
Texas invasion and, 259–60, 268, 269, 271, 272, 275–79, 296, 299–300, 304–5, 331, 352...
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- 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
- The Rise of the Filibusters 1814
- Patriots for a Price 1814
- The End of Barataria 1814
- The Fight for New Orleans 1814–1815
- Spies for Spain 1815–1816
- Photos
- A Career of Betrayals 1815–1816
- Distant Horizons 1815
- The Birth of Galveston 1816–1817
- A Season of Treachery 1817
- Deadly Friends 1817–1818
- Winds of Change 1818
- The Dying Dream 1819
- Farewell to Galveston 1820
- The Last Voyage 1820–1823
- The Legend of the Laffites
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author