Horrors of Slavery : : Or, The American Tars in Tripoli / / William Ray; ed. by Hester Blum.
Barbary pirates in Africa targeted sailors for centuries, often taking slaves and demanding ransom in exchange. First published in 1808, Horrors of Slavery is the tale of one such sailor, captured during the United States's first military encounter with the Islamic world, the Tripolitan War. Wi...
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