Decatur and Somers
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About This Book
One of the events of the Thomas Jefferson administration was the war with Tripoli (1801-1805). The Barbary States — the Moorish Kingdoms of North Africa — laid tribute on trade in the Mediterranean. Our ships began to be seized and we were compelled to buy treaties. In 1801 Captain Dale was sent with four men-of-war to protect our commerce, and in the same year Captain Preble was sent out with another squadron. In the end peace was secured by which the United States was released from paying tribute in the future.This story deals with this war and especially the two incidents of heroism by whic...
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