ISBN: 9780151004034 - pirates laffite: the treacherous world of the corsairs of the gulf (19 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. [A] swashbuckling look at Jean and Pierre Laffite, brothers and partners in crime. Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionFrom 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 theNew Orleanianswho 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. Davis fills out this squalid footnote to our past with great skill. The New York Times Book ReviewA solid study of the Gulf rim s most famous buccaneers has long been overdue . . . Davis beautifully reconstructs the elusive, colorful and nefarious lives of the Laffite brothers . . . Marvelous. Mobile RegisterDavis account is the best yet produced. New Orleans Times PicayuneWilliam C. Davis teaches history at Virginia Tech and is the director of programs at the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies. He lives in Virginia.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. [A] swashbuckling look at Jean and Pierre Laffite, brothers and partners in crime. Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionFrom 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 theNew Orleanianswho 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. Davis fills out this squalid footnote to our past with great skill. The New York Times Book ReviewA solid study of the Gulf rim s most famous buccaneers has long been overdue . . . Davis beautifully reconstructs the elusive, colorful and nefarious lives of the Laffite brothers . . . Marvelous. Mobile RegisterDavis account is the best yet produced. New Orleans Times PicayuneWilliam C. Davis teaches history at Virginia Tech and is the director of programs at the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies. He lives in Virginia.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used-Very Good. 1st Edition. Cloth with dust jacket. Some minor shelf wear. Some boxing on bottom of spine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. 720 pages fmc2%262D.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Very good copy with clean pages, tight binding. BP/Pirates.

HardCover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. We're always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any book priced at $10 or more, please just ask! First American edition, first printing. The dust jacket is in NEAR FINE condition and is NOT price clipped. Front of jacket lightly worn top right corner. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. The book itself is in Near Fine condition with no scratches. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. First edition. A fine, fresh, unread as-new copy in equally fine dust jacket. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Map endpapers. 706 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrations. Jean and Pierre Laffite's lives intertwined with the most colorful period in New Orleans history--the era from just after the Louisiana Purchase through the War of 1812. They were labelled pirates, corsairs and buccaneers (and they were) as they ran a privateering cooperative that provided contraband goods to a hungry market and made life hell for Spanish merchants on the Gulf of Mexico. Later they would become part fo a shady syndicate in New Orleans that included bankers, lawyers, merchants and corrupt U.S. officials. But this alliance didn't stop them form also becoming paid spies for the Spanish, often selling out their own associates. Jaen Lafitte died at sea in 1823; his brother Pierre died in 1821.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. First Edition. A crisp clean tight copy showing light shelf wear only.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.