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Lafitte the Pirate

By: Lyle Saxon

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No fictional swashbuckler could ever rival Jean Lafitte's dramatic life. From his hidden base in the Louisiana swamps at Barataria Bay, Lafitte mounted daring raids on ships in the Gulf of Mexico. His battles with the law were the stuff of legend: when Governor Claiborne of Louisiana offered a reward for the buccaneer's capture, Lafitte responded with a bigger reward for the governor! But when the British asked for his help in their invasion of Louisiana during the War of 1812, the pirate instead joined forces with Andrew Jackson to win the Battle of New Orleans. Later, the brigand moved his operation to Galveston and harried Mexican vessels in support of the Texans seeking independence. Lyle Saxon's superbly written account examines Lafitte's fascinating career, and frees the truth of the pirate's life from the web of fantastic myths which grew up around him. Did Lafitte participate in the French Revolution as a lad? What was his role in the plot to rescue Napoleon from his exile on St. Helena? And where is Lafitte's treasure hidden? Lafitte the Pirate is a classic work which will appeal to both adventure lovers and students of Louisiana history.

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Pelican Publishing

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1455607193

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9781455607198

Old Louisiana

By: Lyle Saxon

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Old Louisiana

By: Lyle Saxon

A fascinating volume, Old Louisiana chronicles much of the state's history. Vignettes depict the early French settlers, the later Spanish rulers, and the rise and collapse of the great plantation era. Bringing to light old diaries, letters, and other rare sources, Saxon creates a sensitive and realistic portrait of this charming, colorful state and its people. The reader meets daring pioneers, hot-tempered duellists, aristocratic planters, rough-hewn river men, and Creole beauties. Both of these classic works include E. H. Suydam's haunting, detailed illus-trations, which bring Saxon's prose to life. Lyle Saxon (1891-1946) is renowned as one of Louisiana's foremost authors. He was the central figure in the state's literary community during the 1920s and 1930s, and was well-known as a raconteur and bon vivant. He divided his time between his house in New Orleans and a cottage on the Melrose Plantation near Nachitoches. Among his other works are Father Mississippi, Lafitte the Pirate, Children of Strangers, and Joe Gilmore and His Friends . He collaborated with Edward Dreyer and Robert Tallant on the perennial favorite Gumbo Ya-Ya . During the 1930s he headed the Louisiana WPA Writers Project, which produced the WPA Guide to Louisiana and the WPA Guide to New Orleans.

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Pelican Publishing

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1455609889

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9781455609888

Pendragon

The Beginnings: King Arthur / Pendragon Series

By: Anthony Lyle

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Pendragon

The Beginnings: King Arthur / Pendragon Series

By: Anthony Lyle

Much has been written about the Arthurian legends, but very little has been done in the way of giving background to where the legends came from. His ancestors, early Britons were the first to break away from Rome's grip. This story is about the grandfather of Arthur and tells about the early formations of the kingdoms of Britain and the Celts and how they broke away from Rome. It includes the early years of Merlin as well and the formation of the sword Excalibur.

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Trafford Publishing

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1466933496

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9781466933491

People of the Book

Christian Identity and Literary Culture

By: David Lyle Jeffrey

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People of the Book

Christian Identity and Literary Culture

By: David Lyle Jeffrey

The author examines the "cultural and literary identity among Western Christians which the centrality of 'the Book' has helped to create, and the Christian use of the phrase 'People of the book.'"--Preface.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802841775

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9780802841773

An Introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism (Texts and Studies in Reformation and Post-Reformation Thought)

Sources, History, and Theology

By: Lyle D. Bierma,Charles D. Jr. Gunnoe,Karin Maag,Paul W. Fields

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An Introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism (Texts and Studies in Reformation and Post-Reformation Thought)

Sources, History, and Theology

By: Lyle D. Bierma,Charles D. Jr. Gunnoe,Karin Maag,Paul W. Fields

This work examines key aspects of the development of the Heidelberg Catechism, including historical background, socio-political origins, purpose, authorship, sources, and theology. The book includes the first ever English translations of two major sources of the Heidelberg Catechism--Ursinus's Smaller and Larger Catechisms--and a bibliography of research on the document since 1900. Students of the Reformed tradition and the Protestant Reformation will value this resource.

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Baker Books

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1441206620

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9781441206626

A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature

By: David Lyle Jeffrey

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A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature

By: David Lyle Jeffrey

Over 15 years in the making, an unprecedented one-volume reference work. Many of today's students and teachers of literature, lacking a familiarity with the Bible, are largely ignorant of how Biblical tradition has influenced and infused English literature through the centuries. An invaluable research tool. Contains nearly 800 encyclopedic articles written by a distinguished international roster of 190 contributors. Three detailed annotated bibliographies. Cross-references throughout.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802836348

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9780802836342

The Gun

By: Lyle Brandt

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The Gun

By: Lyle Brandt

Matt Price is the fastest gun alive. In a dusty town after a blazing-fas, t reputation-hunting kid draws a little too slowly against him, Price gets a telegram. The woman he loved ten years befor --who left him because she saw him gun down two men who came against him in the night--is in trouble.

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Berkley

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0425186954

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An Introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism (Texts and Studies in Reformation and Post-Reformation Thought)

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A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature

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