Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (576 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0146TJT52 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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An Interesting Accout of Our Navy's Appearance on the World Scene R. Grabowsky This is a readable account of the individuals and circumstances concerning the fledgling United States and the Barbary pirates. Engrossing narrative moves you through the years of frustrations and ineptitude of our early navy. Although my impression had been that the Marines had a major role in subduing the Mediterranean pirates, Kilmeade minimizes their contribution. Since the Marine hymn memorializes the Marine role - "From The Halls of Montezuma To The Shores of Tripoli" I had the impression there was more Marine action than portrayed in the book. Inde. "A good, but short, story covering America's first war" according to Michael E. Farrell. This is a good, but short, story covering America's first war against the Barbary pirates at the start o the 19th century. This is more of a political history than a military/battle history.The book gives a brief history of the piracy practiced of the four countries located on the north shore of Africa, stretching west from Egypt to the strait of Gibraltar (Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers, and Morocco), against shipping from Europe in the Mediterranean and the eastern Atlantic. Because of payments made by Britain to the Barbary countries, shipping from the coloni. B. Dench said Useful brief history. I enjoyed this brief history of the early struggle between the USA and Muslim despots along the African coast. Little has changed. Always ethically corrupt the potentates of the region did not hesitate to rob and enslave mariners who fell under the reach of their power. There are lessons here from the first decades of our nationhood. The narrative flows well though seemed a bit jerky at times. The history is full of interesting details.
The new nation was deeply in debt and needed its economy to grow quickly, but its merchant ships were under attack. When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America faced a crisis. "The challenges we face today are not so different from Jefferson's, and we've much to learn from his boldness and from the courage of the marines and sailors who died to protect their country." (Brian Kilmeade) 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. As they did in their previous best seller, George Washington's Secret Six, Kilmeade and Yaeger have transformed a nearly forgotten slice of history into a dramatic story that will keep you listening to find out what happens next.. Over