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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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ocn900623905 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20160204111029.0 |
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150122t20152015nyuabf b 001 0deng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781591848066 |
| Qualifying information |
(hardcover) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1591848067 |
| Qualifying information |
(hardcover) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
YDXCP |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
YDXCP |
| Modifying agency |
BTCTA |
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BDX |
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OCLCQ |
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IEP |
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OI6 |
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IH7 |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| 050 14 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
E335 |
| Item number |
.K55 2015 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
973.4/7 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Kilmeade, Brian, |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
3157 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli pirates : the forgotten war that changed American history |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xvi, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations (some color), maps ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
This is the little-known story of how a newly independent nation was challenged by four Muslim powers and what happened when America's third president decided to stand up to intimidation. When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America faced a crisis. The new nation was deeply in debt and needed its economy to grow quickly, but its merchant ships were under attack. Pirates from North Africa's Barbary coast routinely captured American sailors and held them as slaves, demanding ransom and tribute payments far beyond what the new country could afford. Over the previous fifteen years, as a diplomat and then as secretary of state, Jefferson had tried to work with the Barbary states (Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers, and Morocco). Unfortunately, he found it impossible to negotiate with people who believed their religion justified the plunder and enslavement of non-Muslims. These rogue states would show no mercy--at least not while easy money could be made by extorting America, France, England, and other powers. So President Jefferson decided to move beyond diplomacy. He sent the U.S. Navy's new warships and a detachment of marines to blockade Tripoli--launching the Barbary Wars and beginning America's journey toward future superpower status. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Jefferson, Thomas, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1743-1826. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
7114 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Pirates |
| Geographic subdivision |
Africa, North |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
19th century. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
16967 |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Pirates |
| Geographic subdivision |
Mediterranean Region |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
19th century. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
16968 |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
United States |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
Tripolitan War, 1801-1805. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
16969 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Yaeger, Don, |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
5137 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
NF |