Case 17 Jean Laffite, Swamp Smuggler King

OI travelers, buckle up for a Wild tale of high sea swashbuckling adventures of the Smuggler king of the Swamps surrounding Louisiana! This Patriot Privateer belongs to a set of 3 brothers who were arrested for piratey over a century past the golden age of Piracy. But the youngest of the became a legend cemented in Creole, Jewish & American history as we look into the tale of the Smuggler King who saved America from Britain, Jean Laffite! He wore many hats, Admiral of 60 ships, Commander of an army of 1,100 sea hardened men, puppeteer of a secret police across 3 nations, a lover, an artist, a socialite & above all a man of the poor! But every pirate has their horrible misdeeds & Laffite is no exception as his dealings in the slave trade, though nuanced are unforgivable even if it tortured him in his old age. So let’s look through this Americana legends journal, as we try to figure out what really happened in the War of 1812, during the Battle for New Orleans! How did Laffite become a renown smuggler in one of Americas most spiritual cities? & what was his life like on the run after America burned his final of 3 communes? & Did he really die alongside Napoleon Bonaparte on a deserted island? & as always my favorite part is visiting these historic locations! As his smugglers den is now a historic national park, with re-enactments of his famous battles & a whole town named after his legend. Visit his famous bar in New Orleans & hear about all the strange atlas obscura locations to spice up your trip to the swamps! Or visit his legendary Texas Island home less than an hour outside of Houston on the beautiful coastal waters where some of his hidden treasure may still lay under his famous Mansion, the Mason Rogue, which you can visit the ruins of today! Hear about it all on this Gigantic Case of Fringe History! 🖼 @scummylovesyou #podcast #weird #travel #history #historypodcasts #strange #fringe #fringehistory #fringeart #highstrangeness