The Pirate Coast
Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines and the Secret Mission of 1805
Published on 1. June 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-1-4013-0849-0 (ISBN)
Description
In an attempt to stop the legendary Barbary pirates of North Africa from hijacking American ships, William Eaton set out on a secret mission to overthrow the government of Tripoli - an operation sanctioned by President Thomas Jefferson. At the last minute Jefferson grew wary of meddling with a foreign power and withdrew his support. Eaton forged ahead anyway, recruiting a band of European mercenaries in Alexandria and capturing Tripoli's city of Derne. America's first cover operation is brought vividly to life by Richard Zacks.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Little, Brown & Company
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
583 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4013-0849-0 (9781401308490)
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Richard Zacks is a graduate of the Columbia Journalism School, a former syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News, and a freelance journalist for Atlantic Monthly, Time, the Village Voice, London Times, Life, and other publications.