The end of Barbary terror : America's 1815 war against the pirates of North Africa / Frederick C. Leiner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leiner, Frederick C., 1958- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pirates--Africa, North--History--19th century.

Pirates.

United States--History--War with Algeria, 1815.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Painting a vivid picture of the world of naval officers and diplomats in the early 19th century, the author recreates a remarkable episode from the early American republic. This is a real-life naval adventure, a story of white slavery, diplomatic intrigue, and battles with pirates on the high seas.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Chapter One: The Odyssey of the Edwin; Chapter Two: At War with Algiers; Chapter Three: Fitting Out the Squadrons; Chapter Four: Mediterranean Triumph; Chapter Five: Unfinished Business; Chapter Six: The Return; Chapter Seven: The British Bombardment and an "Occular Demonstration""; Epilogue; Appendices; I: The Navy's April 15, 1815, Orders to Commodore Stephen Decatur; II: W. D. Robinson's May 9, 1815, Memorandum to William Shaler; III: Treaty Between the United States and the Dey of Algiers, June 30, 1815; Acknowledgments; Source Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C

DE; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-227) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771275-4

0-19-029355-1

1-280-53470-2

0-19-804095-4

1-4294-0412-4

OCLC:

476013227