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Lieferstatus:	Auf Bestellung (Lieferzeit unbekannt)
Veröffentlichung:	Mai 2006
Genre:	Geschichte / Politik / Kultur
	BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY# Historical / HISTORY# AMERICAN / HISTORY# MILITARY / HISTORY# Military / United States / HISTORY# United States / 19th Century / HISTORY# United States / General
ISBN:	9780156032599
EAN-Code:	9780156032599
Verlag:	Houghton Mifflin Company
Einband:	Kartoniert
Sprache:	English
Dimensionen:	H 203 mm / B 135 mm / D 35 mm
Gewicht:	553 gr
Seiten:	756
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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.