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Patriotic fire : Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans

Title
Patriotic fire : Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans / Winston Groom.
Author
Groom, Winston, 1944-2020.
Publication
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
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xxiv, 292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
Summary
"From the author of works of history and fiction, a retelling of one of the greatest battles fought on the North American continent, and of the two men who - against all expectations and odds - joined forces to repel the British invasion of New Orleans in December 1814." "It has all the ingredients of a high-flying adventure story. Unbeknownst to the combatants, the War of 1812 has ended, but Andrew Jackson, a brave, charismatic American general - sick with dysentery and commanding a beleaguered garrison - leads a desperate struggle to hold on to the city of New Orleans and to thwart the army that defeated Napoleon. Helping him is a devilish French pirate, Jean Laffite, who rebuffs a substantial bribe from the British and together with his erstwhile enemy saves the city from invasion ... much to the grateful chagrin of New Orleanians shocked to find themselves on the same side as the brazen buccaneer. Winston Groom brings his considerable storytelling gifts to the re-creation of this remarkable battle and to the portrayal of its main players. Against the richly evocative backdrop of French New Orleans, he illuminates Jackson's brilliant strategy and tactics, as well as the antics and cutthroat fighting prowess of Laffite and his men."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
  • Laffite, Jean
  • New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815
  • Generals > United States > Biography
  • Pirates > Louisiana > Biography
  • New Orleans (La.) > History > 19th century
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  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
1400044367
LCCN
  • 2005051001
  • 9781400044368
OCLC
  • OCM60671930
  • SCSB-5247738
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries