Filibusters, pirates & privateers of the early Texas Coast / Jean L. Epperson.

Author/creator Epperson, Jean L.
Other author Liberty County Historical Commission (Tex.)
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoHardin, Tex. : Liberty County Historical Commission, ©2010.
Descriptionxi, 137 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Subjects
Laffite, Jean.
Laffite, Pierre, -1826?
Aury, Luis.
Perry, Henry.
Pirates--Texas. --Gulf Coast. --History. --19th century.
Privateering--Texas. --Gulf Coast. --History. --19th century.
Filibusters--History.
Gulf Coast (Tex.)--History. --19th century.

Variant title Filibusters, pirates and privateers of the early Texas Coast
Contents Col. Henry Perry on Bolivar and 1816 maps -- Corsairs on Galveston Bay, Aury & the Laffites -- The final years of Jean & Pierre Laffite -- Some associates of Perry, Aury, & the Laffites -- General James Long -- Ramon Lafon, the founder of Port Isabel & the three pirates Lafon -- Related topics to the major characters -- Stanley Faye, a modern biographer of pirates -- Who was John Andrechyne Laffite? -- Thoughts on the Jean Laffite journal -- When did Jean Laffite leave Galveston? -- Maison Rouge and the Pride: myth or fact? -- Jean Laffite & the schooner Pegasus -- Testimony of the three escaped prisoners from Galveston -- Jean Laffite's flags flown at Galveston -- Mysterious painting in the Cabildo -- The Telfer portrait of Jean Laffite -- Pirate portrait found in Galveston -- Paul Bouet Laffitte family of Bayou Pierre -- Laffittes Louisiana were really Bouets -- Where was Champ d'Asile? -- Champ d'Asile cannon and maps -- Manuel Gallardo & Callo de Gallardo -- Jean Laffite historic marker -- La Balize, Louisiana.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9780982289945
ISBN0982289944

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F386 .E67 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold