Just off the coast of the Gulf Islands National Seashore lies Cat
Island, an isolated, T-shaped sliver of sand with a remarkable
past. A coveted hiding place for Jean Lafitte's pirate treasure in
the late eighteenth century and illegal booze during Prohibition,
Cat Island also witnessed the first shots of the Battle of New
Orleans, an encampment for Seminoles during the Trail of Tears and
the first lighthouses on the Mississippi coast. As a child, author
John Cuevas learned that his family had owned and lived on the
island for three generations beginning with his ancestor, Juan de
Cuevas, or ""The King of Cat Island,"" who received it by way of a
Spanish land grant. In this engaging work, Cuevas chronicles the
historic events that occurred on the island's shores and offers a
tribute to the legacy of one of the Gulf Coast's pioneer families.
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