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Author Peskin, Lawrence A., 1966-

Title Captives and countrymen [electronic resource] : Barbary slavery and the American public, 1785-1816 / Lawrence A. Peskin.

Imprint Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description ix, 256 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-250) and index.
Contents Captivity and communications -- The captives write home -- Publicity and secrecy -- Slavery at home and abroad -- Captive nation : Algiers and independence -- The navy and the call to arms -- Masculinity and servility in Tripoli -- Between colony and empire -- Beyond captivity : the wars of 1812 -- Conclusion: Captivity and globalization.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Slavery -- Africa, North -- History.
Slave trade -- Africa, North -- History.
Captivity narratives -- Africa, North.
Public opinion -- United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780801891397 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0801891396 (hardcover : alk. paper)

 
    
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