Jean Lafitte

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Since little is known about Jean Lafitte, the subject of this biography, the author has relied on Lafitte's own journal written from to When I first opened this book, I wondered if I would learn anything knew about this man who is often considered a hero in New Orleans, where I lived for 25 years/5.

Jean Lafitte (c. – c. ) was a French-American pirate and privateer in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century. He and his elder brother, Pierre, spelled their last name Laffite, but English-language documents of the time used "Lafitte".The latter has become the common spelling in the United States, including for places named for him.

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Or $ to buy. The Treasure of Jean LaFitte. I tried to get into the Sam Houston Library to read Jean Lafitte's actual diary and could not get a response. But this book, in Lafitte's own words is extremely important to those of us who are descendants of Portuguese and Spanish outcasts from the Spanish Inquisition.

The book is clear containing details of his work as a privateer/5(13). Discover the treasure of Jean Lafitte and become a National Park Service Junior Ranger. Earn a Junior Ranger badge at any of the park's six sites.

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Jean Laffite, along with his brother Pierre, engaged in piracy and smuggling in New Orleans, Louisiana, and then Galveston Island, Texas, during the ss. The Jean Laffite collection has two components. One component consists of original journals, documents, photographs, and publications allegedly written or owned by Jean Laffite or other Laffite family members.

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The Mystery of the Final Years of Jean Lafitte. There are many stories about what happened to Lafitte and where he died.

According to one account, published inThe Historical Guide to New Orleans, Jean Lafitte died of sickness on the island of Mugeres, off the Yucatan, in Woodblock print of the death of Jean Lafitte from The Pirates Own Book, published in Free Wi-Fi access is available at this New Orleans apartment-style hotel.

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A stovetop, compact refrigerator, toaster and coffee machine are also included/10(). Jean Lafitte book. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers/5. Jean Lafitte–also spelled Laffite–was a man of many contradictions.

He was a notorious pirate, but he thought of himself as a privateer, a legitimate officer of a government whose job was to, you know, rob and plunder was an infamous criminal constantly dogged by local authorities, but he was also a war hero after whom multiple state parks and monuments have been : Benito Cereno.

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Jean Lafitte Smuggler, privateer and unlikely patriot, Jean Lafitte left an enduring mark on Louisiana lore. By the early s the native of France had established a lucrative smuggling business, run from a blacksmith shop in New Orleans' French Quarter/   Long-lost pirate ship may lie in Texas lake / Historical treasure could be wreck of Jean Lafitte.

Cindy Horswell, Houston Chronicle. Published am PST, Sunday, Novem   Jean Laffite was born in Santo Domingo and raised by a Spanish-Jewish grandmother who instilled in him a hatred for the Spanish Crown and those who served it.

Later this hatred grew to include the British. Following in the footsteps of his eldest Author: Jean Laffite. NOLA History: Jean Lafitte the Pirate. Jean Lafitte is one of the most famous people in New Orleans history, known as a pirate, a war hero and the namesake of many New Orleans landmarks.

His latest book, Maison Blanche Department Stores, in Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series, is set for release October : Edward Branley.In Jean Lafitte's day, silver and gold filled a pirate's treasure chest, but today's treasures are people, places, and memories.

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Walk in the footsteps of the men who fought at ’s Battle of New Orleans.Book Now Journey with us by boat, Cajun-style, for a 1-hour minute tour through the heart of Southern Louisiana's swamplands in the protected Jean Lafitte National Park and Preserve's Barataria Preserve.