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Can anyone recommend a book about Jean Laffite..
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:11 pm
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:11 pm
I don't read much, but when I do I enjoy non fiction books. I have been interested in learning more about him and his role in the Gulf Coast area, beyond the Battle of New Orleans.
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Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:56 pm to tgrfan87
Posted on 5/13/26 at 10:06 am to tgrfan87
I tried reading Jean Laffite Revealed by Ashley Oliphant and Beth Yarbrough and I couldn't finish it.
It's rare that I don't finish a novel, even when I'm not enjoying it.
The book was less about Jean Lafitte's life and history, and more about how he may or may not have faked his death and lived in some town in North Carolina that no one has heard of.
It was filled with eye rolling passages like "if they thought they could slow two determined country girls down, they had another thing coming." They also went out of their way to make sure the reader understood just how much they did not approve of Lafitte being involved in the slave trade.
They just interjected way too much of themselves into the book. I found it annoying and quit about halfway through.
Other than that, I can't help. But I'd be interested in seeing what others suggest.
It's rare that I don't finish a novel, even when I'm not enjoying it.
The book was less about Jean Lafitte's life and history, and more about how he may or may not have faked his death and lived in some town in North Carolina that no one has heard of.
It was filled with eye rolling passages like "if they thought they could slow two determined country girls down, they had another thing coming." They also went out of their way to make sure the reader understood just how much they did not approve of Lafitte being involved in the slave trade.
They just interjected way too much of themselves into the book. I found it annoying and quit about halfway through.
Other than that, I can't help. But I'd be interested in seeing what others suggest.
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