Lafitte of Louisiana (Classic Reprint)
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Devereux, Mary) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from Lafitte of Louisiana In that part of the United States where breezes from the Mexican gulf sway lazily the long pendants of Spanish moss festooning the gnarled limbs of ancient oaks, the name of Jean Lafitte lives to-day in an atmosphere of romance more virile and fascinating than that surrounding the exploits of Columbus, Cortez, or Ponce de Leon. History says that, in 1809, Jean and Pierre Lafitte came to New Orleans at a time when, owing to the disturbed conditions resulting from protracted warfare abroad, that city and the territory of Louisiana were receiving immigrants from almost every portion of the civilized world. The authentic story of Jean Lafitte ends six years later, shortly after the battle of New Orleans, a victory said to have been rendered possible only by his loyalty and intelligence, supplemented by the skill and bravery of the Baratarians whose leader he was. Many are the legends concerning the origin, achievements, and end of this remarkable man; and these still find numberless believers in that section of Louisiana lying between the Calcasieu and Mermentan rivers. One of the most accepted relates to a strange tie between the so-called "Pirate of the Gulf" and Napoleon Bonaparte. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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