(032986) Davis, William C. The Pirates Laffite: The Treacherous World Of The Corsairs Of The Gulf. New York: Harcourt, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 706 pages. Very Good+ in Fine DJ. Bottom rear corner lightly bumped. Jean Lafitte (c. 1776–c. 1823) was a French pirate and privateer in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century. Lafitte continued attacking merchant ships as a pirate around Central American ports until he died around 1823 trying to capture Spanish vessels. Speculation about his life and death continues among historians ISBN: 015100403X (Laffite, Jean, Laffite, Pierre, Pirates, Louisiana, Gulf Of Mexico, Privateering, New Orleans)
