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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.
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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
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