| Physical Description |
xvi, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm. |
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Maps on lining papers. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index. |
| Summary |
This is the little-known story of how a newly independent nation was challenged by four Muslim powers and what happened when America's third president decided to stand up to intimidation. 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 Africa's Barbary coast routinely captured American sailors and held them as slaves, demanding ransom and tribute payments far beyond what the new country could afford. |
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
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Pirates -- Africa, North -- History -- 19th century.
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Pirates -- Mediterranean Region -- History -- 19th century.
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United States -- History -- Tripolitan War, 1801-1805.
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| Alt Author |
Yaeger, Don, author.
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