TY - BOOK AU - Davis,William C. TI - The pirates Laffite: the treacherous world of the corsairs of the Gulf SN - 015100403X AV - F374.L2 D385 2005 U1 - 976.3/05/092/2B 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Orlando, Fla. PB - Harcourt KW - Laffite, Jean. KW - Laffite, Pierre, KW - Pirates KW - Louisiana KW - Biography KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Privateering KW - History KW - New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815 N1 - Maps on endpapers; Includes bibliographical references (p. [649]-678) and index; Library Journal, May 2005; Booklist starred, April 2005; Publisher's Weekly, April 2005; Kirkus Starred, March 2005; Choice, March 2006; Adult; Follett Library Resources N2 - Chronicles the lives and exploits of Jean and Pierre Laffite, privateers along the Gulf Coast during the early 1800s and describes how they raided Spanish merchant ships and came to assist the U.S. against English during the War of 1812 ER -