Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans, The [Paperback]

Robert Tallant (Author), John Chase (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 1994

A public menace to some and a local hero to others, the Crescent Cityís most notorious pirate left behind tales and adventures that will give young readers an insight into the life and history of the city during the early 19th century.

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About the Author

New Orleans born and educated, John Churchill Chase studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts before returning to his city of birth, it being better suited for "living purposes." He lived on Music Street, not named, he used to say, because his children used to take lessons and practice on the piano every day. During his life, Chase was the number one authority on the streets' histories, in fact, on much of New Orleans history. He was frequently contacted by the city before a street name was changed, though many were changed anyway.

ROBERT TALLANT (1909-1957) was one of Louisiana's best-known authors and a participant in the WPA Writers' Project during the 1930s and 1940s. During the last years of his life, he was a lecturer in English at Newcomb College.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing (March 31, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882899317
• ISBN-13: 978-0882899312
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #345,747 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #68 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > History & Historical Fiction > United States > 1800s

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for Young and Old, January 13, 2000

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Cathryn Carroll (Annapolis, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans, The (Paperback)

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.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First Scripture, March 31, 2000

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John Dolan (the eXile, Moscow) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans, The (Paperback)

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING LITTLE BOOK!, October 20, 2011

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This review is from: Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans, The (Paperback)

I stumbled across this book at a pirate costume website. It was on sale for $1 (however shipping was $13 so downloading on Kindle was cheaper!). We are taking a trip to New Orleans for a week over Halloween, and I thought this might be an interesting read for our 12 and 9 year old kids before our trip.

WOW is all I can say. Jean LaFitte is more than just the name of the landing from which the boats leave in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland! ;

Incredibly well written! Simple, clear, eloquent and fascinating! Filled with vivid descriptions woven with historical fact. The book begins with what feels like a fictional *story* and then tells you that it is based on a letter from the person and scene described which has survived through today in a museum. From this point on, I felt comfortable that what we were reading was well researched and documented.

It is a small little book, however, both of my children, my husband, and myself are all on the edges of our seats every night waiting in anticipation to find out what happens next. My kids are learning so much about our history that I never knew (as am I, having been educated in America, I of course, know virtually nothing about our country's history...) and they are hanging on every word. This book has brought history to life for them. I never want it to end and we can't wait to visit all of the historical places we are reading about when we arrive in New Orleans!!!