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Title: Patriotic Fire
Subtitle: Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans
Author: Winston Groom
Narrator: Grover Gardner
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-01-06
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 114 votes
Genres: History, American
Publisher's Summary:
This audio program has all the ingredients of a high-flying adventure story. Unbeknownst to the combatants, the War of 1812 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 New Orleans and 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.
Critic Reviews:
"His vivid account of how that victory was won merits a place in both public and private collections." (Publishers Weekly)
