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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War that Changed American History
Book Review
October 16, 2021
416

“This is a recounting of the First Barbary War. That event is important because it was the first overseas conflict the young United States ever fought in. The Barbary Coast is the Northern coast of Africa, against the Mediterranean. In the late 1700s, this area was teeming with pirates who would rob…”