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03248aam a2200421Ii 4500 001 1371FE0AA49B11EA9676382F97128E48 003 SILO 005 20200602013355 008 190728t20202020nyua 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9780425288955 020 $a 0425288951 035 $a (OCoLC)1110442817 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d JQW $d IW5 $d SILO 043 $a mm----- $a ff----- $a mm----- 100 1 $a Kilmeade, Brian, $e author. 245 10 $a Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli pirates : $b the war that changed American history / $c Brian Kilmeade & Don Yaeger. 250 $a [Young readers adaptation] 260 $a New York, New York : $b Viking, $c 2020. 300 $a [xiii], 158 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 500 $a "The New York Times bestseller adapted for young readers"--Cover. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-153) and index (pages 155-158). 520 $a 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 $a Jefferson, Thomas, $d 1743-1826 $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Pirates $z Africa, North $x History $y 19th century $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Pirates $z Mediterranean Region $x History $y 19th century $v Juvenile literature. 651 0 $a United States $x History $y Tripolitan War, 1801-1805 $v Juvenile literature. 651 0 $a United States $x Naval operations $y Tripolitan War, 1801-1805 $x Naval operations $v Juvenile literature. 651 0 $a United States $x Underground movements $y Tripolitan War, 1801-1805 $x Underground movements $v Juvenile literature. 651 0 $a Africa, North $x History, Naval $y 19th century $v Juvenile literature. 651 0 $a Mediterranean Region $x History, Naval $y 19th century $v Juvenile literature. 700 1 $a Yaeger, Don, $e author. 941 $a 5 952 $l UBPC631 $d 20231228012612.0 952 $l GMPD771 $d 20230210023038.0 952 $l NVPB663 $d 20230124012054.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20200612011508.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20200602014430.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1371FE0AA49B11EA9676382F97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search