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Talk at Laffite Society Meeting October 14, 2014

Oct 12, 2014

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by

Governor

in Legal History

There will be a talk about the effect of the changing laws about privateering on the career of Jean Laffite October 14, 2014 at 6 pm at the Laffite Society Meeting at the Meridian Towers in Galveston, Texas. The Effect of the Changing Laws Concerning Privateering on the Career of Jean Laffite Today, very few…
An Interview with Pam Keyes about Jean Laffite

Sep 30, 2013

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by

Aya Katz

in American History, Caribbean History, general history, Louisiana History, Texas History

Pam Keyes is the Research Coordinator of the Laffite Society and a well known expert on the history of Jean Laffite and of the artifacts and written evidence that are available on the life of the famous privateer. In this interview, I asked her questions concerning Jean Laffite that have been preoccupying me for some…