To the shores of Tripoli
the birth of the U.S. Navy and Marines
1st ed.
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Word Count
89,250 words, Guess
Page Count
357 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1864587M
- ISBN-100688087817
- OCLC Control Number472494095
- OCLC Control Number22731461
- OCLC Control Numbertoshoresoftripol00whip
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number90022522
- LibraryThing359720
- Goodreads6972468
Classifications
- DDC973.4/7
- LCCE335 .W48 1991
Description
For centuries, four nations along the northern rim of Africa then known as the Barbary Coast had been terrorizing merchant shippers, capturing and looting their vessels and imprisoning their crews for ransom. With a vital lifeline of the infant United States threatened by the Barbary pirates, President Thomas Jefferson faced one of the first major challenges to U.S. foreign policy: He could continue trading arms for hostages with the Barbary Coast rulers or he could meet force with force.
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