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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli pirates the forgotten war that changed American history

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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 ne...

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Main Authors: Kilmeade, Brian (Author), Yaeger, Don (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Sentinel, [2015]
Subjects:
United States > History > Tripolitan War, 1801-1805.
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826.
Pirates > Africa, North > History > 19th century.
Pirates > Mediterranean Region > History > 19th century.
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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. 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.
Physical Description:xvi, 238 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index.
ISBN:1591848067
9781591848066
Author Notes:Brian Kilmeade was born on May 7, 1964. He graduated from C. W. Post in Long Island, New York in 1986. He started his career in journalism as a freelance sports anchor and covered the NewYork/New Jersey Metro-Stars soccer team. He is the author of The Games Do Count: America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports, It's How You Play the Game, George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution and Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History, and Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle that Shaped America's Destiny. He is currently a co-host of Fox's morning show, Fox and Friends.

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