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    Patriotic Fire: Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans
    Patriotic Fire: Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans
    Patriotic Fire: Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans
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    Patriotic Fire: Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans

    Written by Winston Groom

    Narrated by Grover Gardner

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    About this audiobook

    From the author of best-selling works of history and fiction, a fast-paced, enthralling 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 l812 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.

    Patriotic Fire brings this extraordinary military achievement vividly to life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJul 10, 2006
    ISBN9781400172597
    Patriotic Fire: Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans
    Author

    Winston Groom

    Winston Groom, bestselling author of eight novels and several non-fiction books, wrote the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestsellers Forrest Gump and Gumpisms: The Wit and Wisdom of Forrest Gump. The phenomenal hit film Forrest Gump garnered six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor. He lives in Point Clear, Alabama.

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    • 5/5
      This was a really good book. Filled with a lot of history that I knew very little or nothing about. Andrew Jackson is a fascinating person and Jean Lafitte as well although I was hoping to have more information on Lafitte but I do understand that there probably aren't a lot of known facts on the priveteer. Highly recommended book!
    • 4/5
      This book gives a brief biography of Andrew Jackson and Jean Lafitte. As a biography of these two, this book is not much help. This book does an excellent job of recounting the Battle of New Orleans. I would highly reccomend this book for a look at the Battle of New Orleans.