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Author/Creator:Peskin, Lawrence A., 1966-
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Title:Captives and countrymen : Barbary slavery and the American public, 1785-1816 / Lawrence A. Peskin.
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ISBN:9780801891397 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0801891396 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Published/Created:Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
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Physical Description:ix, 256 p. ; 24 cm.
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BibliographyIncludes bibliographical references (p. [219]-250) and index.
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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.
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Subjects:Slavery--Africa, North--History.
Slave trade--Africa, North--History.
Captivity narratives--Africa, North.
Public opinion--United States.
Link to this page: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/8618102