To the Shores of Tripoli: The Birth of the U.S. Navy and Marines by A.B.C. Whipple

To the Shores of Tripoli: The Birth of the U.S. Navy and Marines

A.B.C. Whipple

357 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative slow-paced
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It's 1804, the frigate Philadelphia went aground off Tripoli and triumphant Muslims carried the ship, cargo, and 307 offices and crew members into captivity. Here, consumately told, are America's repeated attempts to rescue the hostages and the da...

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