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The British offered Jean Lafitte a Captaincy in the British navy along with extensive lands, titles and $30,000 in gold if he agrees to join with them to fight against the United States. So why does Lafitte refuse their generous offer? In the approaching War of 1812 General Andrew Jackson hasn't any weapons, ammunition or money to fight the British with and no one to turn to for help but the notorious pirate Jean Lafitte.

No other name is more associated with the Gulf Coast than that of privateer, Jean Laffite. He has been called everything from a blood thirsty pirate to a gentleman corsair. Tales of adventures, fights, and buried treasure have been told, fictionalized, and made into movies. He smuggled slaves with Jim Bowie and fought beside Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. The author traces Laffite’s life from birth to his days at Barataria and to his final years on Galveston and Mugeres Islands.

Little Louie Lafitte discovers an old rusty streetcar in a New Orleans graveyard. The seats are occupied by skeletons wearing eye patches and bandannas. Suddenly, they emit a hair-raising, "Harr Harr!"

Little Louie, who is a direct descendent of the famous Pirates Lafitte, realizes the skeletons are itching for a good pirate adventure. And so, the ghostly streetcar creaks and groans out of the mist, picking up unsuspecting tourists. Good devilish fun for all ages.

FBI Special Agent Dakota Nash was sexy. Gorgeous. Native American. And a brilliant profiler who was undercover in Lake Charles, Louisiana – watching Gabrielle Sawyer. Gabrielle was beautiful. Stunning amber eyes. Long dark hair. Long and lean. But she was alone. Afraid. With scars. Secluded on the Calcasieu River on purpose. But she was skilled – with knives. And she was better than good. Dakota was ready for the danger coming for her. Secrets on the river. Killers. All because of who she was. But Gabrielle didn’t know that either. Adopted at three, her ancestors a mystery, she ...

A young man who is obsessed with pirates, particularly Jean Lafitte, builds an incredible invention to help him find the missing treasure of Jean Lafitte. He says it is to pay for school, but the reality is that he is looking for a special ring that has been rumored to be aboard Lafitte's ship, so he can give it to the woman he loves.

I'm Sam Quinn, the werewolf book nerd owner of the Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore and Bar. Things have been busy lately. While the near-constant attempts on my life have ceased, I now have a vampire gentleman caller. I've been living with Clive and the rest of his vampires for a few weeks while the Slaughtered Lamb is being rebuilt. It's going about as well as you'd expect.

Captain Bliven Putnam returns, venturing into the Pacific to fight pirates in Malaya and match wits with the royals in Hawaii, in this next installment of award-winner James L. Haley's gripping naval saga. Following the naval victories of the War of 1812 and the Second Barbary War, the United...

Third in the Chronicles of a Curious Mind series.

The story follows a trial lawyer who believes he is a precocious teenager in London. In what appears as a mental breakdown plagued by mental illness and addiction, is actually a spiritual awakening and initiation from the world of scientific materialism into an eternity of spiritual freedom.

Hoist the mizzenmast and batten down those bloody hatches: Pirates! Scoundrels Who Shook the World tells the hilarious-but-true adventures of history’s most amazing pirates.

Charley, Oscar, Robbie, and Jules are ordinary 12-year-old kids. That is, until they uncover the long-lost treasure map of the notorious pirate, Jean Lafitte. Soon, a couple of greedy alligator hunters are on their tails, as are the ghouls from the nearby swamps, who will do anything to protect the treasure. If Charley, Oscar, Robbie, and Jules are going to make it out alive, they’re going to need more than luck. They’re going to need the help of the ghostly inhabitants of Plantation View, Louisiana.

When a food critic chokes on a traditional baby trinket in Juliet Vance's King Cake, she loses her dream job as a pastry chef in the French Quarter and finds herself thrust into a supernatural adventure to find a long lost treasure. Forced to team up with the infamous buccaneer Jean Lafitte, the Terror of the Gulf Coast, the two must search the haunted streets of New Orleans and enlist help from local ghostly legends in order to break the centuries-old curse on the treasure.

Samuel Frog hears about the Tock a losh Troll scaring all the animals in the forest. Samuel is not scared and so goes on an expedition to seek out the troll and see why he is scaring everyone. Enjoy Jean Luc Lafitte’s lovely story about not being scared of difference, and how understanding can help people understand and overcome their life challenges.

Puff is a lovely character who lives in every child’s pillow and who children can turn to when scared and worried about something. In these stories Puff helps children confront a range of fears, such as being left with a baby sitter, going to the doctor, seeing shadows at night, eating food (such as broccoli), and fireworks.

In what appears as a mental breakdown plagued by depression and addiction, is actually a spiritual awakening and initiation from the world of scientific materialism into an eternity of spiritual freedom. Volume 2 of 3.

In this episode, we unravel the intriguing stories of Louis Michel Aury and the illustrious Lafitte brothers, who shaped Galveston Island's identity as a haven for pirates, privateers, and revolutionaries in the early 19th century. Aury's privateering government, combined with piracy and slave trading, led to a diverse and tumultuous island community. The arrival of Jean and Pierre Lafitte added further drama, as they established a thriving pirate colony. Explore the blurred lines between piracy, slave trading, privateering, and revolution in this captivating exploration of Galveston's complex...

Deputy Billy Lafitte is not unfamiliar with the law—he just prefers to enforce it, rather than abide by it. But his rule-bending and bribe-taking have gotten him kicked off the force in Gulfport, Mississippi, and he’s been given a second chance—in the desolate, Siberian wastelands of rural Minnesota. Now Billy’s only got the local girls and local booze to keep him company. Until one of the local girls—cute little Drew, bassist for a psychobilly band—asks Billy for help with her boyfriend.

“Davis’s accounts of small fights won by hot blood and cold steel are thrilling.”—The Wall Street Journal From master historian William C. Davis, the definitive story of the Battle of New Orleans, the fight that decided the ultimate fate not only of the War of 1812 but the future course...

Have you ever felt like you had one foot in heaven and the other on the Earth? What would you do if this actually happened? This audiobook has come to you at the right time in your life because you have downloaded it. Is it a coincidence? Or is it because you are now ready to walk a new path in your life, one that many dare not tread because it leads to the master within all of us? At 39, Jean Luc Lafitte had an experience that was to change the course of his life. It was to challenge his very existence and start him on a path from which many do not return.

Puff is a lovely character who lives in every child’s pillow and who they can turn to when scared and worried about something their life. In this story Puff helps a little girl confront her fear of shadows at bedtime. Many children have fears which parents need to manage. Puff in the Pillow: The Shadow Monster is a great "just before bed" story which allows parents to introduce the character of Puff and allow them to help their child manage their fears regarding shadows and the fears of bedtime.