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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Kilmeade, Brian, author.     Subjects     Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.     Pirates -- Africa, North -- History -- 19th century.     Pirates -- Mediterranean Region -- History -- 19th century.     United States -- History -- Tripolitan War, 1801-1805.     United States -- History -- Tripolitan War, 1801-1805 -- Naval operations.     United States -- History -- Tripolitan War, 1801-1805 -- Underground movements.     Africa, North -- History, Naval -- 19th century.     Mediterranean Region -- History, Naval -- 19th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Kilmeade, Brian, author.       by title:      Thomas Jefferson and...         MARC Display

Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli pirates : the war that changed American history / Brian Kilmeade & Don Yaeger. by Kilmeade, Brian, author. New York : Viking, 2020. Subjects Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.   Pirates -- Africa, North -- History -- 19th century.   Pirates -- Mediterranean Region -- History -- 19th century.   United States -- History -- Tripolitan War, 1801-1805.   United States -- History -- Tripolitan War, 1801-1805 -- Naval operations.   United States -- History -- Tripolitan War, 1801-1805 -- Underground movements.   Africa, North -- History, Naval -- 19th century.   Mediterranean Region -- History, Naval -- 19th century. ISBN:  9780425288955 (hardcover) : 0425288951 (hardcover) : Description:  [xiii], 158 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm Requests:  0 Summary:  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. 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 America, France, England, and other 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. Audience:  Ages 10 up.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Manoa Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 973.46092 Ki Checked In Add Copy to MyList Naalehu Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 973.46092 Ki Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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