Captives and countrymen
Subtitle: Barbary slavery and the American public, 1785-1816
By: Lawrence A. Peskin.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780801891397
Subjects: Slavery -- Africa, North -- History; Slave trade -- Africa, North -- History; Captivity narratives -- Africa, North; Public opinion -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Captivity and communications; title: The captives write home; title: Publicity and secrecy; title: Slavery at home and abroad; title: Captive nation : Algiers and independence; title: The navy and the call to arms; title: Masculinity and servility in Tripoli; title: Between colony and empire; title: Beyond captivity : the wars of 1812; title: Conclusion: Captivity and globalization.