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

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Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:ix, 256 p. :; ill.
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Table of 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.