Author: ZACKS, RICHARD
Title: The pirate coast : Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805
Description: New York : Hyperion 2005. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 432 pages; Description: viii. 432 p. 8 p. of plates : ill. maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [417]-421) and index. Subjects: Pirates --Africa. North --History --19th century --United States --Tripolitan War. 1801-1805 --Naval operations. Summary: In an attempt to stop the legendary Barbary Pirates of North Africa from hijacking American ships. William Eaton set out in 1805 on a secret mission to overthrow the government of Tripoli. The operation was sanctioned by President Thomas Jefferson. but at the last moment he grew wary of 'intermeddling' in a foreign government. and Eaton set off without national support. Short on supplies. given very little money and only a few men. Eaton's mission seemed doomed from the start. But he improbably triumphed. recruiting a band of European mercenaries in Alexandria. along with some Arab cavalry and Bedouin fighters. and leading them on a march across the Libyan Desert. The success of the event is immortalized in the Marines' Hymn. but Jefferson never allowed Eaton the fame he craved. by Richard Zacks.ISBN: 1401300030. Weight in Kg appr.:

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