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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli pirates : the forgotten war that changed American history
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- ISBN: 1591848067
- ISBN: 9781591848066
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Physical Description:
xvi, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
print - Publisher: New York, New York : Sentinel, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Unprepared and unprotected -- Americans abroad -- Secretary Jefferson -- The humiliation of the USS George Washington -- Jefferson takes charge -- A flagpole falls -- The first flotilla -- Skirmish at sea -- Patience wears thin -- The doldrums of summer -- The omens of October -- The Philadelphia disaster -- By the cover of darkness -- The battle of Tripoli -- Opening a new front -- Win the desert or die in the desert -- Endgame -- Fair winds and following seas. |
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| Subject: | United States History Tripolitan War, 1801-1805 Pirates Mediterranean Region History 19th century Pirates Africa, North History 19th century Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826 |
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| Covington Branch | 973.47 K48t 2015 (Text) | 33126021011782 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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- Baker & Taylor
Traces the events of a nearly-forgotten war between the United States and the pirates of North Africa's Barbary coast, who routinely captured American merchant ships and held their crews for ransom. - Baker & Taylor
The authors of George Washington's Secret Six present a pop-history narrative that illuminates a lesser-known confrontation between the recently inaugurated third President and Pasha of Tripoli pirates who openly challenged his leadership by attacking American ships. - Not Applicable
The authors of George Washington's Secret Six present a pop-history narrative that illuminates a lesser-known confrontation between the recently inaugurated third president and Pasha of Tripoli pirates who openly challenged his leadership by attacking American ships. Illustrations. Map(s). Tour. - Penguin Putnam
âAnother blockbuster! Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates reads like an edge-of-your-seat, page-turning thriller. You will love this book and also wonder why so few people know this story. No one captures the danger, intrigue, and drama of the American Revolution and its aftermath like Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger.â âBrad Thor
This is the little-known story of how a newly indepenÂdent nation was challenged by four Muslim powers and what happened when Americaâs third president decided to stand up to intimidation.
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When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America faced a crisis. The new nation was deeply in debt and needed its economy to grow quickly, but its merchant ships were under attack. Pirates from North Africaâs Barbary coast routinely captured American sailors and held them as slaves, demanding ransom and tribute payments far beyond what the new counÂtry could afford.
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Over the previous fifteen years, as a diplomat and then as secretary of state, Jefferson had tried to work with the Barbary states (Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers, and Morocco). Unfortunately, he found it impossible to negotiate with people who believed their religion jusÂtified the plunder and enslavement of non-Muslims. These rogue states would show no mercyâat least not while easy money could be made by extorting the Western powers. So President Jefferson decided to move beyond diplomacy. He sent the U.S. Navyâs new warships and a detachment of Marines to blockade Tripoliâlaunching the Barbary Wars and beginning Americaâs journey toward future superpower status.
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As they did in their previous bestseller, George Washingtonâs Secret Six, Kilmeade and Yaeger have transformed a nearly forgotten slice of history into a dramatic story that will keep you turning the pages to find out what happens next. Among the many susÂpenseful episodes:
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·Lieutenant Andrew Sterettâs ferocious cannon battle on the high seas against the treacherous pirate ship Tripoli.
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·Lieutenant Stephen Decaturâs daring night raid of an enemy harbor, with the aim of destroying an American ship that had fallen into the piratesâ hands.
·General William Eatonâs unprecedented five-hundred-mile land march from Egypt to the port of Derne, where the Marines launched a surprise attack and an American flag was raised in victory on foreign soil for the first time.
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Few today remember these men and other heroes who inspired the Marine Corps hymn: âFrom the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli, we fight our countryâs battles in the air, on land and sea.â Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates recaptures this forgotÂten war that changed American history with a real-life drama of intrigue, bravery, and battle on the high seas.