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Lafitte the Pirate

Lafitte the Pirate

by Lyle Saxon (Author), E.H.Suydam (Illustrator)

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    Paperback 1989

    $14.63
Synopsis

Lyle Saxons superbly written account examines Lafittes fascinating career and frees the truth of the pirates life from the web of fantastic myths which grew up around him.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 352
 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Published: Oct 1989
ISBN 10: 0882893955
ISBN 13: 9780882893952

Author Bio
Lyle Saxon (1891-1946) ranks among Louisiana's most outstanding writers. During the 1920s and 1930s he was the central figure in the region s literary community, and was widely known as a raconteur and bon vivant. In addition to Father Mississippi, Lafitte the Pirate, and Children of Strangers, he also wrote Fabulous New Orleans, Old Louisiana, The Friends of Joe Gilmore, and was a co-author of Gumbo Ya-Ya, with Edward Dreyer and Robert Tallant. During the Depression, he directed the state WPA Writers Project, which produced the WPA Guide to Louisiana and the WPA Guide to New Orleans.