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035 $a(OCoLC)OCM60671930
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100 1 $aGroom, Winston,$d1944-2020.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78010956
245 10 $aPatriotic fire :$bAndrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans /$cWinston Groom.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bAlfred A. Knopf,$c2006.
300 $axxiv, 292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations, maps ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 1 $a"From the author of works of history and fiction, a retelling of one of the greatest battles fought on the North American continent, and of the two men who - against all expectations and odds - joined forces to repel the British invasion of New Orleans in December 1814." "It has all the ingredients of a high-flying adventure story. Unbeknownst to the combatants, the War of 1812 has ended, but Andrew Jackson, a brave, charismatic American general - sick with dysentery and commanding a beleaguered garrison - leads a desperate struggle to hold on to the city of New Orleans and to thwart the army that defeated Napoleon. Helping him is a devilish French pirate, Jean Laffite, who rebuffs a substantial bribe from the British and together with his erstwhile enemy saves the city from invasion ... much to the grateful chagrin of New Orleanians shocked to find themselves on the same side as the brazen buccaneer. Winston Groom brings his considerable storytelling gifts to the re-creation of this remarkable battle and to the portrayal of its main players. Against the richly evocative backdrop of French New Orleans, he illuminates Jackson's brilliant strategy and tactics, as well as the antics and cutthroat fighting prowess of Laffite and his men."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aNew Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091385
600 10 $aJackson, Andrew,$d1767-1845.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79088888
650 0 $aGenerals$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008105089
600 10 $aLaffite, Jean.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50060578
650 0 $aPirates$zLouisiana$vBiography.
651 0 $aNew Orleans (La.)$xHistory$y19th century.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0625/2005051001-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0625/2005051001-d.html
852 00 $boff,glx$hE356.N5$iG79 2006