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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
The Last Pirate and other works
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- Description
- There are two drafts of "The Last Pirate," both with the author's autograph corrections. "The Last Pirate" details the life of Jean Lafitte, a French pirate and privateer in the early 19th century. He was known as the "Pirate of the Gulf," and according to Sayler, he was the last recognized leader of organized sea thievery in the western world. The earlier draft of "The Last Pirate" is 234 pages and the later draft is184 pages (HM 80002 A-B). "In Pirate Land," Sayler describes his visit to the Barataria Bay, Louisiana, in May 1899, which was also the location of Jean Lafitte's base of operation. These manuscripts also contain Sayler's autograph corrections. There is also another set of manuscripts, "The Pirate Land of Louisiana" and 28 photographs that accompanies "In Pirate Land" (HM 80003 A-C). The final work by Sayler in this group of manuscripts is "A Legend of the Cheniere," which describes the life of Louis Royas, a Filipino, thought to be a Spaniard, and his daughter Ina, in early Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. These manuscripts also contain the author's autograph corrections, and is profoundly unsorted (HM 80004). "The Last Pirate" and other works by Sayler appear to be unpublished.
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