Name: Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates
ISBN: 9780143129431

Don Yaeger

Brian Kilmeade

"Now with a new afterword: How the captivity of American sailors planted the seeds of America's antislavery movements."

The Forgotten War That Changed American History

Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates

The little-known story of Thomas Jefferson's battle to defend America against Islamic pirates. Kilmeade and Yeager recount the dramatic events building up to this forgotten war against the Tripoli pirates and the heroics that led to its resolution. They tell the story of a 25 year-old sailor named Stephen Decatur who sailed into the enemy harbour, his boat disguised as a Maltese merchant ship, and William Eaton who led Marines on a 500 mile trek across the desert to surprise the port of Derna. New York Times bestselling authors make history come alive.

The Forgotten War that Changed American History

Sonia Grgas

Got halfway through the audiobook, couldn't take the reader- come up for air, man! Too bad, because it was interesting, might go back to finish it in print.

Rick Dobrowolski

Do you know much about how America's Navy grew? If not, this is a book for you to read. Brian Kilmeade thoroughly and interestingly puts together the historical account of the war with the pirates of the Meditteranean Sea. You will not have to devote much time to reading it, and you will also find it to be well-written.

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

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