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Jean Lafitte the pirate who saved America

A high-action portrait of the infamous historical pirate who pursued high-seas ambitions as a youth before settling down in New Orleans describes how he became a respected businessman, made pivotal contributions to the War of 1812 and exposed a British invasion plot.

Main Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman.
Other Authors: Himmelman, Jeff. (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2012.
Subjects:
Laffite, Jean > Juvenile nonfiction.
Pirates > Biography > Juvenile.
New Orleans, Battle of, 1815 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Privateering > Mexico, Gulf of > History > 19th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
Summary: A high-action portrait of the infamous historical pirate who pursued high-seas ambitions as a youth before settling down in New Orleans describes how he became a respected businessman, made pivotal contributions to the War of 1812 and exposed a British invasion plot.
Physical Description: 47 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.
ISBN: 9780810997332 (alk. paper)
0810997339 (alk. paper)
Author Notes: Susan Goldman Rubin grew up in the Bronx and dreamed of becoming an artist. She illustrated her first three picture books but then turned to writing nonfiction, mainly about art and history, and is the author of more than 55 books for young people. Her titles include Diego Rivera: An Artist For The People, They Call Me A Hero: A Memoir of My Youth, Music Was It! Young Leonard Bernstein, Everyone Paints! The Art and Lives of the Wyeth Family, and Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi.

Most recently Susan has created board books based on fine art for very young children. Her titles include Counting with Wayne Thiebaud, Andy Warhol's Colors, and Matisse: Dance For Joy.

Susan has been an instructor in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program for 20 years.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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