Jean lafitte, a pirate, was instrumental in helping general andrew jackson acquire money, weapons and ships needed to win the war against the british in 1812 as part of a contract they had. View and read voodoo love and the curse of jean lafittes treasure. Curse of the judas chalice is the third film in the librarian series. When the governor of louisiana offered a reward of 750 dollars for lafittes. Download voodoo love and the curse of jean lafittes treasure. The state of texas is ultraprotective of all artifacts, treasure and other objects buried beneath its domain. Voodoo daiquiri the bar is old and for that reason it is a really neat place. This website may be compensated for linking to other sites or for sales of products we link to. During the war of 1812, the british were looking to gain a quick victory over the. Ebook voodoo love and the curse of jean lafittes treasure. Jean lafitte negotiated to help defend the city in exchange for his brother s accidental release and a full pardon for him and his men.
Legend and myth are essential to telling the story of louisiana and jean lafitte is no exception. The book proceeds with rapid fire dialogue, with funny nearly slapstick, portrayal of the scene around her. Oct 27, 2011 the mysterious woman in the secret of pirate lafittes gold 1974, 30x36 guards a treasure hidden within the hollow of the tree. The treasure they are looking for is that which once belonged to the legendary reallife pirate captain jean lafitte. During his active years he was celebrated as a hero by the ordinary people and as a criminal by us.
Fast paced and entertaining, some humor, some excitement, some intrigue, a little romance but not much sex. Jean said he needed 15 days to think it over before hed join with their forces to attack new orleans. The mystery of the final years of jean lafitte lafittes. Conflicting tales of jean lafitte and his gold abound, and for years treasure hunters dug up islands and, at one point, drained a lake, in search of the booty. Lafitte attacked american, british and spanish shipping in the gulf of mexico. For almost 5 years, from 1817 to 1821, captain jean lafitte and his band of pirates made their headquarters on galveston island, conducting raids all across the gulf of mexico and the caribbean seizing treasure.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. She is believed to have cursed the city with a violent, destructive. Susan elliston apparently spent fifteen years researching and writing lafittes lady before having it published by a vanity press called. New orleans haunted history jean lafittes blacksmith shop. She had been a promising opera singer, deeply in love with a university.
Download voodoo love and the curse of jean lafittes treasure by j. Victoria richards does a good job of blending humor, romance, and the paranormal together, drawing the reader in and holding their attention. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. Lyons, helping hand spiritual church of christian love pastor. Many believe that when lafittes ghostly fleet is seen it is a protective harbinger that warns something bad or evil is about to befall the louisiana coast. Early life of jean lafitte barataria and privateering, the battle of new orleans,galveston 181721, the mystery of the final years of jean lafitte, lafitte s treasure. The legend of jean lafitte kemah historical society. Stories of hidden treasures have been told time and time again in childrens books, video games, shows, and moviesbut what if they werent made up just for the. Voodoo love and the curse of jean lafitte s treasure a paranormal romance note. Online library archive for easy reading any ebook for free anywhere right on the internet. Voodoo love and the curse of jean lafittes treasure, episode 5. The house specialty is the frozen voodoo daiquiribetter known as the purple. He and his older brother pierre spelled their last name laffite, but englishlanguage documents of the time used lafitte. The apparition of jean lafitte and his fleet were spotted just before hurricane katrina hit new orleans.
And the curse of jean lafitte s treasure victoria richards on. Lafittes treasure by joe corso is an incredibly well written novel of treasure hunting, action, and adventure. It is at the quiet end of bourbon so that is a nice escape as well. Before embarking on any serious quest for buried gold, check into texas law concerning its royalty and removal. With dusky ambience and candles flickering all day long, lafittes has long been one of the french quarters most picturesque and iconic buildings, and lore insists its housed a bar as far back as 1772. Together they must outwit an insane villain, diego and go back to where jean lafittes cursed pirate treasure is hidden in order to lift a deadly voodoo curse. At the heart of the story is the curse around the hidden treasure of jean lafitte, and just why elizabeth has a coin from the treasure. Expedition unknown takes a trip to jean lafitte s plantation in search for his hidden treasure. A haunted restaurant in new orleans jean lafittes blacksmith shop bar is actually the oldest pub in the country.
Instead, he used their offer to his advantage, showing it to the governor. Voodoo love and the curse of jean lafittes treasure. The role of the conspiracy theory in shaping modern history david aaronovitch voodoo in haiti alfred metraux voodoo kiss jayde scott voodoo kiss ancient legends jayde scott voodoo knights amanda rose voodoo knights. Federal writers project northwestern state university. There are 5 episodes in the series, and i will be put each episode on a free promotion, one after the other. With his help, her memory of the past begins to come back, along with her memories of their nights of passion. Jan 23, 2016 jean said he needed 15 days to think it over before hed join with their forces to attack new orleans. Chaz visits jean lafitte s blacksmith shop bar, a mustsee stop in the french quarter, and one of the cooler bars housed in a colonialera building in new orleans. During his lifetime he gathered significant and colorful fame, with many people thinking of him to be either hero who fought for the independence of united states economy or the notorious pirate. Jean lafitte and his brother continued pirating from central american ports until his death around 1821.
Jean lafittes blacksmith shop bar is the last bar to discover at the end of bourbon street and is actually the oldest pub in the country. Early life of jean lafitte barataria and privateering,the battle of new orleans,galveston 181721,the mystery of the final years of jean lafitte, lafittes treasure. With 10 or so vessels, lafittes crew raided american, british and spanish ships. See more ideas about books, paranormal and paranormal romance. Buried treasures in north america jean laffites loot. Since he was a young boy, jean longed to be a pirate, and with the help of his brothers and uncle, he became one. Louisianas history is just as romantic as it is factual. Woodblock print of the death of jean lafitte from the pirates own book. According to one account, published in 1885, the historical guide to new orleans, jean lafitte died of sickness on the island of mugeres, off the yucatan, in 1826. See more ideas about new orleans, jean lafitte and pirates. Occasionally, a rumor of a location will again stir the desires of people to once again begin a search for his buried.
Local legend insists it was once the blacksmith shop for the pirates lafitte, a pair of brothers who had a. Kop the road to clevedon pier av victoria richards, m davidson pa. Operating out of barataria bay, south of new orleans, lafitte led a band of pirates and privateers. A new orleans brick en poste building dating from around 1722, the pub. This is episode 1 of 5 elizabeth knows what adventure is about or at least she would if her memory would ever come back to her.
The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. By 1818, they had established a colony of privateers off the coast of galveston, where it is though that jean became a spy for spain. Voodoo love and the curse of jean lafittes treasure by. The mystery of jean lafitte privateer, smuggler, pirate. Under the crossbones 076 morgan molthrop author of jean. Hunting pirate jean lafittes treasure in cajun country. Believed to have been born in france, jean lafitte lived and owned a shop in new orleans with his brother. Review of voodoo love and the curse of jean lafittes treasure.
Mystery of the unfound treasure pelican state of mind. The man with the earrings cursed and went out of the door, and the other men. Together they must outwit an insane villain, diego and go back to where jean lafittes cursed pirate treasure is hidden in order to lift a deadly voodoo curse that threatens to end their love forever. The swamp is home to many spooky fairy tales, especially voodoo. Im having some summer fun with the voodoo love and the curse of jean lafittes treasure series. Nov 29, 2016 inspiration and trivial pursuits from sentinels of new orleans book 4, coming april 2015. Woodblock print of the death of jean lafitte from the pirates own book, published in 1837. Nice change of pace from all the vampirewerewolf books, not that they are bad, just. A book that has been read but is in good condition. Best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books gift cards electronics home. He also ran a blacksmith shop in new orleans, his legitimate business. Locating jean lafittes treasure civfanatics forums. Lafitte had been rumored to have buried treasure in both louisiana and texas.
Nice change of pace from all the vampirewerewolf books, not that they are bad, just different. In louisiana, whenever treasure is mentioned, most assuredly the name of jean lafitte will work its way into the conversation. Andrew takes him to the tomb of marie laveau, the voodoo queen of new orleans. Just how much she remembers beyond the drowning of her lover juan. It says that the treasure is near gran bahama, but its a small island, and i have found nothing here. Lafittes treasure is a historical adventure by joe corso. Download voodoo love and the curse of jean lafittes. Legend and myth are essential to telling the story of louisiana and jean. Including the pirates laffite in the title attracted me to this book, but it is really more of a description of the world in which the lafitte brothers pierre and jean.
Elizabeth knows what adventure is about or at least she would if her memory would ever come back to her. The ghost of jean lafitte and the phantom pirates of galveston. Pierre lafitte 17701821 was a privateer in the gulf of mexico and smuggler in the early 19th century. Eddie calto a new york city firefighter has a second clue left to him by his great great grandfather, the two join forces in an attempt to find lafittes.
And the curse of jean lafittes treasure i read this book in less than a day, thats how good it was. Fullgame leaderboard level leaderboard view all the back stoop the docks main street the square the bone goliath main tunnel the rocket lab throttle up propeller room the upper city the basket case the central arena gatekeeper jam. Jean lafitte, a pirate, was instrumental in helping general andrew jackson. Read voodoo love and the curse of jean lafittes treasure.
A chase from the shores of florida, to oil rigs in the gulf, to louisiana bayou swampland. In the early 19 th century jean lafitte was known for his piracy in the gulf of mexico, he was also known for his heroism during the battle of new orleans. A collection of twenty seven traditional cajun tales including animal stories fai. Pierre was the historically lesswellknown older brother of jean. Little is known of laffites early life, but by 1809 he and his.
Expedition unknown takes a trip to jean lafittes plantation in search for his hidden treasure. Scroll through the list to find my book book 1 in the banshees embrace trilogy as part of. Jean laffite, laffite also spelled lafitte, born 1780. Jean lafitte born around 1776, died around 1823 is today remembered as one of the most successful pirates and privateers of the early 19th century. Just how much she remembers beyond the drowning of her lover juan, and just why he is in her living room. Longlost pirate ship may lie in texas lake historical treasure could be wreck of jean lafitte in addition to studying historical records about the sunken ship, anahuac jack has spent years. New orleans haunted history jean lafittes blacksmith. Download soil survey of cheboygan county michigan book free in pdf epub ebook.
Voodoo love and the curse of jean lafitte s treasure book. Voodoo love and the curse of jean lafittes treasure boxed. Many legends exist concerning lafittes golden treasure and there are as many hiding places as there are versions of the tale. This biography of the infamous pirate jean laffite is a reallife, actionpacked adventure. Jean lafitte is one of the most famous people in new orleans history, known as a pirate, a war hero and the namesake of many new orleans landmarks. But the ghost of jean lafitte is not confined to the open gulf alone. Download soil survey of cheboygan county michigan pdf epub ebook. Voodoo love and the curse of jean lafittes treasure book. Eddie calto a new york city firefighter has a second clue left to him by his great great grandfather, the two join forces in an attempt to find lafitte s. Jean lafitte is today remembered as one of the most famous american pirates of the 19th century.
I collected all the books that i own, written by people i know into one place. The story of jean lafitte gulf coast pirate and privateer. Voodoo love and the curse of jean lafittes treasure boxed set kindle edition by victoria richards. Lafittes treasure by joe corso goodreads share book. He and his older brother pierre spelled their last name laffite, but englishlanguage. Buried treasures in north america jean laffites loot about buried treasure in north america, history of jean laffites loot including hills ranch and hendricks lake, account of previous searches and locations. According to this account, jean died after being boarded by the british. The road to clevedon pier victoria richards, m davidson. And the curse of jean lafittes treasure paperback june 25, 2012 by victoria richards author. Lafitte bridge cross pistols in exclusive collaboration with mb rich jewelry. Hello select your address best sellers today s deals new releases customer service gift ideas books gift cards electronics home today s deals new. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Nov 18, 2001 longlost pirate ship may lie in texas lake historical treasure could be wreck of jean lafitte in addition to studying historical records about the sunken ship, anahuac jack has spent years.