1.18: The Pirates of Barataria

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City History: New Orleans

Steve Keller

32 episodes

1 week ago

A podcast exploring the history of New Orleans. Your support helps buy the books needed to make each episode! https://ko-fi.com/cityhistory We'll cover New Orleans's founding, its evolution through French, Spanish and American rule, the battle that saved it in 1815, Congo Square, its dramatic capture and occupation during the Civil War, its unique legacy of race and slavery, how it survived Prohibition, the Depression and hurricanes, Mardi Gras, jazz and the future New Orleans may (or may not) have.

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1.18: The Pirates of Barataria

City History: New Orleans

18 minutes 48 seconds

1 year ago

1.18: The Pirates of Barataria

Piracy explodes in the Gulf. Pierre and Jean Lafitte establish a pirate empire in Barataria Bay. Despite Jefferson's embargo, New Orleans residents enjoy tons of cheap, illegal goods.

The Pirates Laffite: The Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf by William C. Davis

"The Patterson and Ross Raid on Barataria, September 1814" by Robert C. Vogel

The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette

The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell SOUNDS:

French Quarter Bourbon walk.wav by volivieri -- https://freesound.org/s/110012/ -- License: Attribution 4.0