Full name: Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History

Author: Brian Kilmeade Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9780143129431 0143129430

When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America was deeply in debt, with its economy and dignity under attack. Pirates from North Africa's Barbary Coast routinely captured American merchant ships and held the sailors as slaves, demanding ransom and tribute payments far beyond what the new country could afford.For fifteen years, America had tried to work with the four Muslim powers (Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers, and Morocco) driving the piracy, but negotiation proved impossible. Realizing it was time to stand up to the intimidation, Jefferson decided to move beyond diplomacy. He sent the U.S. Navy and Marines to blockade Tripoli--launching the Barbary Wars and beginning America's journey toward future superpower status.Few today remember these men and other heroes who inspired the Marine Corps hymn: "From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli, we fight our country's battles in the air, on land and sea." Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates recaptures this forgotten war that changed American history with a real-life drama of intrigue, bravery, and battle on the high seas. Similar books: The Pirate Coast by Richard Zacks A Short History of the United States by Robert V. Remini Unsolved Mysteries of American History by Paul Aron That's Not in My American History Book by Thomas Ayres Legends, Lies, and Cherished Myths of American History by Richard Shenkman A New World by Arthur J. Quinn The Cycles of American History by Arthur Meier Schlesinger The Women Jefferson Loved by Virginia Scharff A Brilliant Solution by Carol Berkin The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History by Thomas E. Woods Jr. Decision in Philadelphia by Christopher Collier The Pioneers by David McCullough A Nation Rising by Kenneth C. Davis What Kind of Nation by James F. Simon If You Lived 100 Years Ago by Ann McGovern