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008			190728t20202020nyua j b 001 0 eng d
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100	1		_aKilmeade, Brian, _eauthor. _9113884
245	1	0	_aThomas Jefferson and the Tripoli pirates : _bthe war that changed American history / _cBrian Kilmeade & Don Yaeger.
250			_a[Young readers adaptation]
264		1	_aNew York, New York : _bViking, _c2020.
264		4	_c©2020
300			_a[xiii], 158 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"The New York Times bestseller adapted for young readers"--Cover.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 151-153) and index (pages 155-158).
520			_aThis 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.
521	2		_aMiddle grades.
600	1	0	_aJefferson, Thomas, _d1743-1826 _vJuvenile literature. _966745
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yTripolitan War, 1801-1805 _vJuvenile literature. _9135001
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yTripolitan War, 1801-1805 _xNaval operations _vJuvenile literature.
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yTripolitan War, 1801-1805 _xUnderground movements _vJuvenile literature.
650		0	_aPirates _zAfrica, North _xHistory _y19th century _vJuvenile literature.
650		0	_aPirates _zMediterranean Region _xHistory _y19th century _vJuvenile literature.
651		0	_aAfrica, North _xHistory, Naval _y19th century _vJuvenile literature.
651		0	_aMediterranean Region _xHistory, Naval _y19th century _vJuvenile literature. _9285060
700	1		_aYaeger, Don, _eauthor. _957325
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