大体上,在新奥尔良历史上最丰富多彩的时期,从路易斯安那州的收购到1812年的战争,私掠者让·拉菲特和皮埃尔·拉菲特为墨西哥湾的西班牙商人制造了地狱。对追捕他们的美国海军军官来说是海盗,对在他们广为人知的拍卖会上购买违禁品的普通公民来说是英雄,兄弟俩成为了一个阻挠议事的集团的重要成员,该集团包括律师、银行家、商人和腐败的美国官员。但这种忠诚并没有阻止拉菲家族成为付费的西班牙间谍,在出卖自己的同伙后消失在历史的迷雾中。威廉·C·戴维斯揭露了两名男子的真相,他们的名字是海湾海盗和阴谋的同义词。
The Pirates Laffite: The Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf [Audiobook]
At large during the most colorful period in New Orleans’ history, from just after the Louisiana Purchase through the War of 1812, privateers Jean and Pierre Laffite made life hell for Spanish merchants on the Gulf. Pirates to the US Navy officers who chased them, heroes to the private citizens who shopped for contraband at their well-publicized auctions, the brothers became important members of a filibustering syndicate that included lawyers, bankers, merchants, and corrupt US officials. But this allegiance didn’t stop the Laffites from becoming paid Spanish spies, disappearing into the fog of history after selling out their own associates. William C. Davis uncovers the truth about two men who made their names synonymous with piracy and intrigue on the Gulf.
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