"A Harvest book." Maps on preliminary pages. Includes bibliographical references (p. [649]-678) and index.
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 -- 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 -- A career of betrayals, 1815-1816 -- Distant horizons, 1816 -- 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.
Summary:
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 U.S. Navy officers who chased them, heroes to the New Orleanians who shopped for contraband at their well-publicized auctions, the brothers became important members of a filibustering syndicate. 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--P. [4] of cover.
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