Cat Island

A retired advertising executive, John Cuevas has been researching and writing about his family’s connection to Cat Island since the 1950s and has published several articles on the subject.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments     Preface      1. About Cat Island      2. The French Discover Cat Island and Settle Biloxi      3. The Fort on Cat Island      4. The First Mutiny on American Soil      5. Jean Lafitte, the Pirates, and Buried Treasure      6. The Hero of Cat Island      7. Juan de Cuevas Captures the Pirates      8. A British Soldier Visits Cat Island After the War      9. The Cuevas House on Cat Island      10. Pioneer Life on Cat Island and the Developing Coast      11. The Seminole Indians on Cat Island      12. The Last Great Party on Cat Island      13. The Funeral of Juan de Cuevas      14. How the Truth Became a Legend      15. The Lighthouses on Cat Island      16. Turpentining and the Lumber Industry on Cat Island      17. Al Capone and the Rumrunners      18. The Goose Point Tarpon Club      19. The Secret War Dogs of Cat Island      20. Cat Island Owners from the Past to the Present      21. A Visit to the Cuevas Homestead in Spain      Notes      Bibliography      Index