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Captives and countrymen : Barbary slavery and the American public, 1785-1816 / Lawrence A. Peskin

Author
Peskin, Lawrence A., 1966-
Published
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Physical Description
ix, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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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.
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ISBN
9780801891397 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0801891396 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-250) and index.
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