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Format: Häftad (Paperback)
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 736
Utgivningsdatum: 2005-01-01
Upplaga: illustrated ed annotated ed
Förlag: Harvest Books
Illustrationer: illustrations
Dimensioner: 203 x 135 x 43 mm
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ISBN: 9780156032599

Pirates Laffite

Name: Pirates Laffite
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Author: William Davis
ISBN: 9780156032599

The Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf

av William Davis

Häftad, Engelska, 2005-01-01

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Through extensive research Davis (history, Virginia Technical U.) sets the record straight on the exploits of the Lafitte brothers, and how they made Louisiana, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean quite a lively place from about 1803 to about 1823 with very public sales and auctions of plunder, technologies that created ships that could outrun and

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PRAISE FOR "THE PIRATES LAFFITE" <br>"This massive, tenaciously researched book . . . should prove the last word on Laffite. Or should I say the Laffites? . . . Davis has restored Pierre to his rightful place in the story and gives us a full account of 'les deux freres.'"--"The Washington Post" <br>"Separating folklore from fact, Davis debunks hoary myths . . . For those who want to understand how the Laffites' privateering operations worked, Davis's account is the best yet produced."--"The" "Times-Picayune "(New Orleans)<br>

William Davis is the director of programs at the Virginia Centre for Civil War Studies and teaches history at Virginia Tech