description: Describes the 1805 secret mission, reluctantly sanctioned by Thomas Jefferson and led by William Eaton, to stop the Barbary pirates of North Africa from hijacking American ships.
language: English
title: The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, And the Secret Mission of 1805, Library Edition
titlecomplete: The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, And the Secret Mission of 1805, Library Edition
genres: Historical, Military Fiction, History, Presidents, Pirates, Adventure, American History, War, Africa, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 2235
publisher: Blackstone Pub