The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans

by Robert Tallant

Book Overview

Jean Lafitte left behind many a legend for generations to follow in the
pages of Louisiana history. Treasure hunters still speculate about the site of
pirated loot buried under French Quarter homes or sunk in the Barataria swamps.
His notorious reputation was born of tales like these of the blacksmith and
suspect pirate. But regardless of whatever the storytellers may repeat, there
is one legend that does survive the test of authenticity,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882899317
• ISBN13: 9780882899312
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 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.