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William Charles Cole Claiborne
Claiborne, John Herbert. William Claiborne of Virginia. New York: Putnam, 1917.
Claiborne, William Charles Cole. Official Letter Books of W. C. C. Claiborne, 1801-1816. (6 v.)
     Jackson, Miss.: State Department of Archives and History, 1917.
DeGrummond, Jane Lucas. "Cayetena Susana Bosque Y Fanqui, 'a Notable Woman,'" Louisiana History,
     Summer 1982, pages 277-294 (v. XXIII).
Hatfield, Joseph T. William Claiborne: Jeffersonian Centurion in the American Southwest. Lafayette, LA:
     University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1976.
Reeves, Miriam G. Governors of Louisiana. Gretna, LA: Pelican, 1964.
Reeves, William J. The Governors of Louisiana. [Claiborne, William Charles Cole]

Andrew Jackson
Boorsem, Hendrik. Young Hickory: the Making of Andrew Jackson. Dallas: Taylor Trade, 2001.
Fleming, Thomas.  "Old Hickory's Finest Hour," Military History Quarterly.  Winter, 2001, pages 6-17.
Huber, Peter. "Presidential Candidate's Wife Accused of Bigamy," Old News. 
Jackson, Andrew. Correspondence of Andrew Jackson. New York: Kraus Reprint, 1969.
     v. 1 (to 4/30/1814), v. 2 (5/1/1814-12/31/1819), v. 3 (1820-1824), v. 6 (1839-1845)
Jackson, Andrew. The Papers of Andrew Jackson. (5 v.) Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 
     1991. (Volume 2: 1804-1803; Volume 3: 1814-1815.)
Marquis, James. Life of Andrew Jackson.  Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1938.
Morris, Hal.  A Brief Biography of Andrew Jackson 1767-1845.
Remini, Robert V. The Life of Andrew Jackson. New York: Penguin, 1990.

Edward Livingston
Hatcher, William B.  Edward Livingston: Jeffersonian Republican and Jacksonian Democrat.
     Louisiana State University Press, 1940.
Hunt, Charles Havens. Life of Edward Livingston. New York: D. Appleton, 1864.
Hunt, Louise Livingston. Memoir of Mrs. Edward Livingston with Letters Hitherto Unpublished.
     New York: Harper & Brothers, 1886.
"Mrs. Louise Livingston, Wife of Edward Livingston," Louisiana Historical Quarterly. 1922 (V:3),
     pages 353-356.
 

Birds
Animals & Plants: Hyacinth Macaw. Central Florida Zoological Park.
Hyacinth Macaw
 

Caribbean Islands
Boswell, Thomas D., and Dennis Conway. The Caribbean Islands. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University
     Press, 1992.
Corbett, Bob. Haitian History.
A Country Study: Haiti. 1989.
Discover Haiti: Synopsis of Haitian History.
Dubois, Laurent. Avengers of the New World: the Story of the Haitian Revolution. Cambridge, MA:
     Harvard, 2004.
Fielding's Caribbean. Redondo Beach, CA: Fielding Worldwide, 1995.
Jean-Jacques Dessalines: 1758-1806 - Hero or tyrant?
Morgan, Nina. The Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. Austin: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1997.
Rogozinski, Jan. A Brief History of the Caribbean: from the Arawak and Carib to the Present. New
     York: Plume, 2000.
Stoddard, T. Lothrop. The French Revolution in San Domingo. New York: Hougton Mifflin, 1914.
 

Entertainment
Draughts-Checkers Online Guide
History of Checkers or Draughts
 

Espionage
Foley, Gaelen. "Capturing the Gentleman Spy," Romantic Times. January 2002 (no. 215),
     pages 61, 128.
Great True Spy Stories.  New York: Harper & Row, 1968.
Ind, Allison.  A Short History of Espionage.  New York: David McKay, 1963.
Markle, Donald E. Spies and Spymasters of the Civil War. New York: Hippocrene Books, 1994.
Melton, H. Keith. The Ultimate Spy Book. Dorling Kindersley, 1996.
Nash, Jay Robert.  Spies.  New York: Evans & Co, Inc., 1997.
O'Toole, G. J. A.  Honorable Treachery.  New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1991.
Singh, Simon. The Code Book: the Evolution of Secrecy from Mary Queen of Scots to Quantum
     Cryptography. New York: Doubleday, 1999.
Sparrow, Elizabeth. Secret Service: British Agents in France, 1792-1815. Woodbridge, Suffolk:
     Boydell Press, 1999.
Spy Letters of the American Revolution

Fencing & Dueling
de Beaumont, C-L.  Fencing: Ancient Art and Modern Sport.  London: Kaye & Ward, 1960.
Hobbs, William.  Stage Fight.  New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1967.
 

Folklore
Addison, Josephine.  Love Potions.  Topsfield, MA: Salem House, 1987.
Beck, Horace.  Folklore and the Sea.  Edison, NJ: Castle Books, 1983.
Gibson, Claire.  Signs and Symbols.  New York: Barnes & Noble, 1996.
Bruce-Mitford, Miranda.  Illustrated Book of Signs and Symbols.  New York: DK Publishing, 1996.
Parker, Julia and Derek.  Parker’s Complete Book of Dreams.  New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1995.
Pickering, David.  Cassell Dictionary of Superstitions.  London: Cassell, 1995.
Redford, E. and M. A.  Encyclopedia of Superstitions.  New York: Barnes & Noble, 1961.
 

Furnishings
Naeve, Milo M. Identifying American Furniture: a Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms Colonial to
     Contemporary. New York: W.W. Norton, 1989.
 

Hurricanes
Early Nineteenth Century Hurricanes
Evil Wind: Hurricanes in South Louisiana
Harris, D. Lee. Characteristics of the Hurricane Storm Surge (Techinical Paper #48). Washington, DC: 
     US Department of Commerce,  1963.
History of the Barometer
Holweg, Eric J. Mariner's Guide for Hurricane Awareness in the North Atlantic Basin. National
     Weather Service/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, August 2000.
Hurricane Preparedness
Larson, Erik. Isaac's Storm. New York: Vintage Books, 1999.
Ludlum, David M.  Early American Hurricanes 1492-1870.  Boston: American Meteorological
     Society, 1963.
Millas, Jose Carlos. The Hurricanes of the Caribbean Sea and Adjacent Regions. Miami: Institute of
     Marine Science University of Miami, 1965.
Simpson, Robert H. The Hurricane and Its Impact.  Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1981.
Sullivan, Charles L. Hurricanes of the Mississippi Gulf Coast 1717 to Present. Biloxi, Miss.: Gulf 
     Publishing Co., 1986.
Tannehill, Ivan Ray. Hurricanes: Their Nature and History -- Particularly Those of the West Indies and
     the Southern Coasts of the United States. Princeton: Princeton University, 1943.
"Texas City Recalls Darkest Day," The Kansas City Star. Sept. 4, 2000.
von Haeften, Dietrich. How to Cope with Storms. Dobbs Ferry, NJ: Sheridan House, 1997.
Weems, John Edward. A Weekend in September. College Station, TX: Texas A&M, 2002.
 

Impressment
Chesapeake. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
"Chesapeake," Microsoft Encarta 96 Encyclopedia, 1995.
Chesapeake and Shannon
Emerson, John C. The Chesapeake Affair of 1807. Portsmouth, VA: 1954.
"Impressment of American Seamen," Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia. Compton's NewMedia, 1995.
"Lawrence, James," Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia. Compton's NewMedia, 1995.
Mosier, Joseph C. So Uneasy a Ship: the Unfortunate Career of the Frigate Chesapeake. 1997.
Proceedings of the General Court Martial Covenant for the Trial of Commodore James Barron, 
     Captain Charles Gordon, Mr. William Hook, and Captain John Hall, of the United States Ship 
     Chesapeake in the Month of January, 1808. US Department of the Navy, 1822.
Tucker, Spencer C., and Frank T. Reuter. Injured Honor: the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair, June 22, 1807.
     Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1996.
Zimmerman, James Fulton. Impressment of America. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1966.

The Williams Research Center of The Historic New Orleans Collection
Dominique You Papers (MSS 55)
Folder 3. 1812, August 23. Unsigned letter to Mayor McRea on the damage to Le Pandoure and the near 
     death of her captain. 
Folder 4. 1812, September 17. Rough draft requesting Letter of Marque for Le Pandoure. Reverse side 
     contains affadavit on profits of ship's last crossing. (in French)
Folder 7. 1812, September 12. Crossing, prizes, and expenses of Le Pandoure signed by Captain Frederic
     You. (in French)
Folder 8. 1812, September 17. Le Pandoure Inventory signed by Captain Ferderic You. (in French)
Folder 9. 1812, September 17. Settlement of spoils captured by Le Pandoure. (in French)
Folder 12. 1812, August 23. Frederic Tainburier's affadavit of hurricane that nearly destroyed Le Pandoure.
     (in French)
Folder 13. 1812, August 23. Affidavit by several crewmembers of Le Pandoure about hurricane. (in French)

Pierre and Jean Lafitte Collection (MSS 56)
1813. Unsigned letter requesting Letter of Marque for Diligente. Certificate of Inspection of Diligente, owned
     by Pierre Laffite, captained by Jean Laffite. Roll of crew listing name, rank, age, and birthplace.

New Orleans & Louisiana
"Choctaw." The American Indian: an Multimedia Encyclopedia.
Archaeology at the Cabildo
Arthur, Stanley Clisby. Old New Orleans.  Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing, 1995.
Asbury, Herberte. French Quarter.  New York: Knopf, 1951.
Baudier, Roger.  A Historical Sketch of the St. Louis Cathedral.  New Orleans, 1935.
The Cabildo
Cable, Mary. Lost New Orleans. New York: American Legacy Press, 1980.
Capturing Oak Alley: Visions of a Lousiana Great River Road Plantation. Vacherie, LA: Oak Alley 
     Foundation, 2002.
Clarke, John. New Orleans 1718-1812: an Economic History.  Baton Rouge: Louisiana State 
     University, 1970.
Crêté, Leliane. Daily Life in New Orleans 1815-1830. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University
     Press, 1981.
Cox, Jeff and Marilyn. Flowers for all Seasons. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1987.
Davis, Edwin Adams. Louisiana: a Narrative History, Baton Rouge: Claitor's Publishing Division.
Davis, Edwin Adams. Louisiana the Pelican State. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1975.
Dormon, Caroline. Wildflowers of Louisiana. Garden City, NJ: Doubleday, MCMXXXIV.
Dufour, Charles L. Ten Flags in the World: the Story of Louisiana. New York: Harper & Row, 1967.
Fossier, Albert E. New Orleans: the Glamour Period, 1800-1840. Gretna, LA: Pelican, 1998.
Guirard, Greg. "Seasons of Light," Louisiana Life.
Heard, Malcom. French Quarter Manual: an Architectural Guide to New Orleans’ Vieux Carré. 
     New Orleans: Tulane School of Architecture, 1997.
Huber, Leonard V. Landmarks of New Orleans. New Orleans: Louisiana Landmarks Society & Orleans
     Parish Landmarks Commission, 1991.
Huber, Leonard V. New Orleans: a Pictorial History. New York: Crown Publishers, 1971.
Huber, Leonard V. New Orleans as It was in 1814-1815. The Battle of New Orleans 150th
     Anniversary Committee of Louisiana, 1965.
Johnson, Jerah. Congo Square in New Orleans. New Orleans: Louisiana Landmarks Society, 2000.
Joynes, St Leger and Jack DuArte. The Insider’s Guide to New Orleans.  New Orleans: Insiders’
     Publishing, 1982.
Kendall, John S. "Early New Orleans Newspapers," Louisiana Historical Quarterly. July 1927 (10:3),
     pages 383-401.
Klein, Victor. New Orleans Ghosts.  Chapel Hill: Professional Press, 1993.
Landi, Val. Great American Countryside: a Traveller's Companion. New York: Macmillan, 1982.
Laughlin, Clarence John.  Ghosts Along the Mississippi.  New York: American Legacy Press, 1948.
Louisiana Documents: Pinkney's Treaty
A Medley of Cultures: Louisiana History at the Cabildo.
Madame John's Legacy. Louisiana State Museum.
Madame John's Legacy, a historic property of the Louisiana State Museum (handout).
Micheletti, Ellen. The Free Black Men and Women of New Orleans and the Placage System
Niering, William A. Audobon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 
     1979.
New Orleans Courtyards and Gardens.  Knapp, 1984.
New Orleans Decorative Ironwork.  Knapp, 1984.
Pitot, James. Observations on the Colony of Louisiana from 1796 to 1802. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State
     University Press, 1979.
Robinson, Lura. It's an Old New Orleans Custom. New York: Vanguard Press, 1948.
Smither, Nelle. A History of the English Theare in New Orleans. New York: Benjamin Blom, 1944.
Tallant, Robert. The Louisiana Purchase. New York: Random House, 1952.
Thrasher, Albert. "On to New Orleans": Louisiana's Heroic 1811 Slave Revolt. New Orleans: Cypress
     Press, 1996.
Tinker, Edward Larocque. Creole City: Its Past and Its People. New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1953.
"Touring the Cemeteries of New Orleans," Southern Living. Nov. 1987, pages 32-34.
Vals-Denuzière, Jacqueline P. Homes of the Planters.  Baton Rouge: Claitor’s Publishing, 1984.
Virgets, Ronnie. "Up from the Ashes," Louisiana Life. Jan.-Feb. 1989, pages 43-47.
Vogt, Lloyd. Historic Buildings of the French Quarter. Gretna, LA: Pelican, 2002.
Wilson, Everett B.  America's Vanishing Folkways.  New York: A. S. Barnes & Co., 1965.
Wilson, Samuel. A Guide to Architecture of New Orleans 1699-1959. New Orleans: Louisiana Landmarks
     Society, 1998.
Wilson, Samuel, Jr. The Pitot House on Bayou St. John. New Orleans: The Louisiana Landmarks Society, 
     1992.
Zim, Herbert S. Flowers: a Guide to Familiar American Wildflowers. New York: Golden Press, 1950.
Zim, Herbert S. Seashores. New York: Golden Press, 1955.
Zim, Herbert S. Trees. 1987.

Slavery
Berry, Jason. “Beneath the Gentility, a harsh, hidden past,” National Catholic Reporter. February 25, 2000.
Hall, Gwendolyn Midlo.  Africans in Colonial Louisiana.  Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University, 
     1995.
Law, Robin. "Barracoons," Macmillan Encyclopedia of World Slavery.  Macmillan, volume 1.
 

Spanish Inquisition
Blotzer, Joseph. "Inquisition," The Catholic Encylopedia, vol. VIII, 1910.
Gui, Bernard. Inquisitor's Manual. Translated by David Burr. Medieval Sourcebook.
Inquisition
Inquisition
Inquisition
O'Connell, Marvin R. The Spanish Inquisition: Fact Versus Fiction.
Procedure of the Roman Inquisition
Rice, Ellen. The Myth of the Spanish Inquisition. Catholic Educator's Resource Center. 1996.
 

Steamboats & Transportation
Cain, Wilma Wilson.  Story of Transportation.  Grand Rapids, MI: Gateway Press, 1988.
Hilton, Suzanne.  Getting There: Frontier Travel Without Power.  Philadelphia: Westminster Press,
     1980.
Latrobe, J.H.B. The First Steamboat Voyage on the Western Waters. Maryland Historical Society, 1871.
"Nicholas Roosevelt's 1811 Steamboat New Orleans," Moniteur de la Louisiane à la Novelle-Orléans. 14 
     Janvier 1812 (14 January 1812).
"Nicholas Roosevelt's 1811 Steamboat New Orleans," The Louisana Gazette and Daily Advertiser. 3 June
     1811; 23 September 1811; 9 October 1811; 6 November 1811; 4 December 1811; 21 December 1811; 
     16 January 1812; 18 January 1812; 20 January 1812; 21-23 January 1812.
Wilson, Anthony.  Visual Timeline of Transportation.  New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1995.
 

Voodoo
Gersi, Douchan.  Faces in the Smoke.  LA: Jeremy P. Tarcher, 1991.
Huxley, Francis.  The Invisibles: Voodoo Gods in Haiti.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1966.
Métraux, Alfred.  Voodoo in Haiti.  New York: Schocken Books, 1972.
Tallant, Robert.  Voodoo in New Orleans.  Gretna, LA: Pelican, 1994.
 

War and Napoleonic History
Barthorp, Michael. British Infantry Uniforms Since 1660. Poole: Blandford, 1982.
Mollo, John. Uniforms of the American Revolution. New York: Macmillan, 1975.
Trungpa, Chögyam.  Shambhala: the Sacred Path of the Warrior.  Boulder: Shambhala, 1984.
Windrow, Martin.  The British Redcoat of the Napoleonic Wars.  New York: Franklin Watts, 1985.

White House and the American Government
Online Reference Desk. Kansas City Public Library.
"Paul Hamilton," Wikipedia.
Paul Hamilton Papers. University Libraries, University of South Carolina, 26 July 2005.
United States Secretary of the Navy, Wikipedia.
William Eustis.
"William Eustis," Wikipedia.