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Captives and countrymen : Barbary slavery and the American public, 1785-1816 Lawrence A. Peskin
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks HT 1345 .P47 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Peskin, Lawrence A., 1966-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Slavery--Africa, North--History.
- Slavery.
- Slave trade--Africa, North--History.
- Slave trade.
- Captivity narratives--Africa, North.
- Captivity narratives.
- Public opinion--United States.
- Public opinion.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 256 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
- Contents:
- Captivity and communications
- The captives write home
- Publicity and secrecy
- Slavery at home and abroad
- Captive nation : Algiers and independence
- The navy and the call to arms
- Masculinity and servility in Tripoli
- Between colony and empire
- Beyond captivity : the wars of 1812
- Conclusion: Captivity and globalization.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-250) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780801891397 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0801891396 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- OCLC:
- 232001969
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