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Published on: 2015-11-03
Released on: 2015-11-03
Original language: English

“Another blockbuster! Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates reads like an edge-of-your-seat, page-turning thriller. You will love this book and also wonder why so few people know this story. No one captures the danger, intrigue, and drama of the American Revolution and its aftermath like Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger.” —Brad ThorThis 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 the Western 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. As they did in their previous bestseller, George Washington’s Secret Six, Kilmeade and Yaeger have transformed a nearly forgotten slice of history into a dramatic story that will keep you turning the pages to find out what happens next. Among the many sus­penseful episodes:  ·Lieutenant Andrew Sterett’s ferocious cannon battle on the high seas against the treacherous pirate ship Tripoli. ·Lieutenant Stephen Decatur’s daring night raid of an enemy harbor, with the aim of destroying an American ship that had fallen into the pirates’ hands.·General William Eaton’s unprecedented five-hundred-mile land march from Egypt to the port of Derne, where the Marines launched a surprise attack and an American flag was raised in victory on foreign soil for the first time. 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. Thomas Jefferson - Wikipedia Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13 1743 (April 2 1743 OS) at the family home in Shadwell in the Colony of Virginia the third of ten children. He was of English ... Conservative Book Club Your Home for Conservative Books ... About Conservative Book Club. For more than 50 years the Conservative Book Club has guided book lovers to the best conservative books and authors of our times. What Does Saint Thomas Say About Immigration? What Does Saint Thomas Say About Immigration? We can't assume the Churchs position is one of automatic unconditional charity to those who enter the nation. Independence Seaport Museum With the declaration of peace international trade opportunities opened up for American merchants that had not been possible under the limitations of the British Acts ... Book Events Brian Kilmeade - New York Times Bestselling ... Meet Brian and get a copy of his new book THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE TRIPOLI PIRATES at one of his upcoming events Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten ... Brian Kilmeade and his co-author Don Yaeger return with another fascinating historical narrative. Like their bestseller "George Washington's Secret Six ... Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten ... Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger 256 Pages Publisher: Sentinel 11/3/15 Christopher Hitchens - Barbary Pirates Muslim Slave Trade ... Christopher Hitchens - Thomas Jefferson V Barbary Muslim corsairs Barbary slave trade: ... Barbary pirates: ... USS Philadelphia (1799) - Wikipedia History; United States; Name: USS Philadelphia: Cost: $179349: Laid down: November 14 1798: Launched: November 28 1799: Commissioned: April 5 1800: Fate: Captured ... Thomas Jefferson - PBS Clay Jenkinson Historian. Clay Jenkinson teaches History and Literature at the University of Nevada at Reno. He is a former Rhodes Scholar and a founder of the ...
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