jalousie door-shutters on typical French Quarter House
November 18, 1814
New Orleans – Arguments in the Louisiana Legislature show
the divisions among legislators. Some call for assisting the British who
promise to return Louisiana to Spanish rule, others call for neutrality – let
the American thugs and British empire builders slug it out and go with the
winner, while a small group points out they are already American and there is no
choice but to fight with Gen. Jackson.
The season’s first large soirée, at the estate of
Louisiana’s wealthiest man, Bernard Marigny de Mandeville, draws Aimée, Lucia,
Elizabeta, along with journalists Gérard, Matthew, Catoire and Sophie where
Aimée’s brother Poul makes a move to claim the heart of Lucia. Spy Harold Lowe
is there to flirt with Aimée.
from BATTLE KISS, Part 1, “The Redcoats are Coming” www.oneildenoux.net
NOTE: Tomorrow, I will be at the St. John the Baptist Parish Library (2920 Highway 51, LaPlace, LA), Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. for a talk. We' have books to autograph and sell.
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