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The Resource Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli pirates : the forgotten war that changed American history, Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger

Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli pirates : the forgotten war that changed American history, Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger

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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. 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 justified the plunder and enslavement of non-Muslims. These rogue states would show no mercy--at least not while easy money could be made by extorting America, France, England, and other powers. So President Jefferson decided to move beyond diplomacy. He sent the U.S. Navy's new warships and a detachment of marines to blockade Tripoli--launching the Barbary Wars and beginning America's journey toward future superpower status
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eng
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xvi, 238 pages, [8] pages of plates
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9781591848066
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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli pirates : the forgotten war that changed American history
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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli pirates
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the forgotten war that changed American history
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Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
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Language
eng
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. 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 justified the plunder and enslavement of non-Muslims. These rogue states would show no mercy--at least not while easy money could be made by extorting America, France, England, and other powers. So President Jefferson decided to move beyond diplomacy. He sent the U.S. Navy's new warships and a detachment of marines to blockade Tripoli--launching the Barbary Wars and beginning America's journey toward future superpower status
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contains biographical information
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Kilmeade, Brian
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973.4/7
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  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
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index present
LC call number
E335
LC item number
.K55 2015
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non fiction
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Yaeger, Don
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  • Jefferson, Thomas
  • Pirates
  • Pirates
  • United States
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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli pirates : the forgotten war that changed American history, Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index
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1624932
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24 cm
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xvi, 238 pages, [8] pages of plates
Isbn
9781591848066
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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maps, illustrations (some color)
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  • (Sirsi) 1624932
  • (OCoLC)900623905
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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli pirates : the forgotten war that changed American history, Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
1624932
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xvi, 238 pages, [8] pages of plates
Isbn
9781591848066
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
maps, illustrations (some color)
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 1624932
  • (OCoLC)900623905

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