02660cam a2200373 i 4500 623896530 TxAuBib 20170221120000.0 150122s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781591848066 hardcover 1591848067 hardcover 9780143129431 soft cover 0143129430 soft cover (OCoLC)900623905 YDXCP eng rda YDXCP BTCTA BDX OCLCQ IEP OI6 IH7 OCLCO FM0 OCLCF ROPUB TxAuBib rda Kilmeade, Brian, author. Thomas Jefferson and The Tripoli Pirates : The Forgotten War That Changed American History / By Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger. New York, New York : Sentinel, [2015] xvi, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index. 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. Book jacket. Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 9.1 10 189096. 20170221. New York Times Best Sellers, 2015. Jefferson, Thomas President of the United States 1743-1826. Pirates Africa, North History 19th century. Pirates Mediterranean Region History 19th century. Best seller. Yaeger, Don, author. TXKPL