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What was going on in the swamps of Barataria below New Orleans? Rumors flew from mouth to mouth. Some said that the men of the swamps were pirates and smugglers. Ah, no, said others. Was not their leader, Jean Lafitte, a true gentleman? Such a one could not be a pirate.

There were other mysteries about Jean Lafitte. Where had he come from? What were the secrets of his past life?

In this book, Robert Tallant tells what is known about Jean Lafitte. He describes, too, the colorful and daring men who served as Lafitte's lieutenants.

Here are Dominique You with his great roaring laugh and his equally great courage; Gambi, who alone among the band admitted that he was a pirate; Nez Coupe, who was stingy with gold doubloons, but not at all stingy with his devotion to Lafitte and to the young United States; Rene Beluche, who later became famous in the history of Venezuela; and Jean's brother, Pierre Lafitte.

Here too, are Governor Claiborne and General Andrew Jackson—at first bitter enemies of Lafitte. How they came to be friends, and the part that Jean Lafitte played in the famous battle of New Orleans, is the core of the tale!

Pirates! Mystery! A stirring battle! Mixed together, they make an exciting story. Add true events and real people, and the result is an amazing chapter from American history that will thrill all readers.

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Robert Tallant

Robert Tallant

1909 - 1957
American
Robert Tallant was born in New Orleans and has lived there all his life. His earliest memories of the Chalmette battlefield, which he describes in T... See more
John Chase

John Chase

1905 - 1986
American
John Churchill Chase's career began twenty odd years ago in the funny papers, when he left the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts to become an assistant t... See more

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The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans Reprint

The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans
Reprinted in 1994 by Pelican Publishing
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Resource Guide

Plumfield Moms Podcast
Podcast

Landmark Books: What They Are and Why They Matter
Released in 2022 by Plumfield Moms Podcast
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 52 min.
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Two-part episode hosted by Podcast Moms with guests Sandy Hall (Hall's Living Library), Jill Morgan (Purple House Press), and Tanya Arnold (Biblioguides) where they discuss the Landmark series, how they came to be and why they are worth adding to a home library.


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Kirkus Reviews

The Pirate Lafitte and The Battle of New Orleans
A disappointing, and, we think disturbing departure from the generally wholesome emphasis of the Landmark Books is this...

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Semicolon

The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans
Reviewed by Sherry Early
Another book in the Landmark series, this narrative nonfiction book introduces history buffs and pirate readers to Jean Lafitte and his brother Pierre who were quite a pair. Pirates or patriots or both? You can read the book and decide for yourself, but at the very least, the brothers Lafitte were a bundle of human contradictions and secrets and even heroics.

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