The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans

By Robert Tallant

Book Overview

A public menace to some and a local hero to others, the Crescent City 1/2s most notorious pirate left behind tales and adventures that will give young readers an insight into the life and history of the city during the early 19th century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882899317
• ISBN13: 9780882899312
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

First Scripture

This is the sort of book which can speak to ten-year-olds of the things that matter most to them: blood, honor, fear, group cohesion. For all the carefully bowdlerized children's books they fed us at school, this is the one that was engraved on our minds, telling us how the higher life could be lived.

Excellent for Young and Old

My friend has just written me about this book. I LOVED it as a 10 year old--and I loved it when I reread it a year or so after I was 40. And I plan now to buy it for my grand daughter. This is a fun and informative book. I wish more young kid books were like this.