Jean Laffite: Prince of Pirates

I always thought that Stanley Clisby's book "Jean Lafitte: Gentleman rover was the definitive book on Lafitte until I read Jack Ramsay Jr's book Jean Lafitte: Prince of Pirates. Ramsay's book is chock full of interesting facts that was wonderfully researched. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It gives you a greater appreciation for who the mysterious privateer Jean Lafitte really was. I recommend this book highly.

This book really gave a feel for what times where like in those wild days when Louisiana was not yet a state. What an interesting character Laffite was. This book really did a great job of giving the reader a glimpse of what it was like in those days and also what a paradox Mr Laffite himself truly was.