180 reviews for:

Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History

Don Yaeger, Brian Kilmeade

3.26 AVERAGE

rahobeth_benson's review

4.0

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Reads more like a novel than an in depth history accounting. A good overview of the key events over a 4 year period. Well written and an easy read.

nrogers_1030's review

3.0

informative medium-paced

regferk's review

1.0

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I don't have time for propaganda. A right wing Tea Party Republican Thomas Jefferson is more than I can handle.

bookstuff's review

5.0

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Loved it. The best book I've read in a while.
Check out my full review at
http://www.bookhorde.org/2016/02/efferson-and-tripoli-pirates-by-kilmeade.html

renee_pompeii's review

3.0

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Make peace with the fact that this contains some Fox News garbage in the intro and epilogue, ok? Just skim that junk, it's worth getting through--'cause in between is a pretty interesting bit of US history with some fascinating historical figures you may "know, but don't know" (like Decatur and Preble). It's just an overview but not a waste of time if you read with a discerning eye, and just excuse the propaganda since it's so glaringly easy to see (and ignore).

jesslynn15's review

4.0

informative

csignor's review

2.0

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It was an interesting read on a part of history I knew nothing about. But the entire book was building on to one battle that was a single chapter.

rose9565's review

4.5

adventurous challenging informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

emmacraig's review

3.0

informative medium-paced

ricwatts's review

3.0

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I got about half way through the book and said to myself this sounds like it was written by Fox News. I looked up the author and sure enough he is a news anchor for Fox. No lie, that’s just funny!

The story is engaging but it’s definitely written with an agenda. I’m an American patriot but I like my history to be honest warts and all. Writing this slanted doesn’t really help.

I will definitely have to read another book on the subject to make sure I have the full story.