Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli pirates : the forgotten war that changed American history
Record details
- 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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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | 973.47 K48t 2015 (Text) | 33126021011782 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | 973.47 K48t 2015 (Text) | 33126021011766 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Independence Branch | 973.47 K48t 2015 (Text) | 33126021011774 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |