The Barbary pirates
By: C.S. Forester.
Edition: Updated ed.
Series: Sterling point books
Publisher: Sterling Pub.; Sterling
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9781402741425; 9781402745225; 9781428727663
Subjects: Pirates -- Africa, North -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature; Pirates -- Mediterranean Region -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature; Pirates -- Africa, North -- History -- 19th century; Pirates -- Mediterranean Region -- History -- 19th century; United States -- History -- Tripolitan War, 1801-1805 -- Juvenile literature; Africa, North -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature; Mediterranean Region -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature; United States -- History -- Tripolitan War, 1801-1805; Africa, North -- History, Naval -- 19th century; Mediterranean Region -- History, Naval -- 19th century
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Examines the history of the Barbary pirates, and discusses their relationship with the United States Navy in the early years of the country's entry into the shipping trade.
Notes: "A Flying Point Press book"--T.p. verso.

Originally published: New York : Random House, 1953.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Pirates off the coast of North Africa!; title: American ships captured; title: U.S. attempts blockade of Tripoli Harbor; title: Commodore Morris fails to subdue pirates; title: Philadelphia aground, 307 prisoners taken; title: Decatur destroys the Philadelphia; title: U.S. maintains fragile blockade; title: Preble attacks Tripoli!; title: Jefferson considers landing troops in North Africa; title: Eaton attacks by land across desert; title: Pirates subdued, peace reigns on the high seas at last.