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“Anotherblockbuster!ThomasJeffersonandtheTripoliPiratesreadslikeanedge-of-your-seat，page-turningthriller.Youwilllovethisbookandalsowonderwhysofewpeopleknowthisstory.Noonecapturesthedanger，intrigue，anddramaoftheAmericanRevolutionanditsaftermathlikeBrianKilmeadeandDonYaeger.”—BradThorThisisthelittle-knownstoryofhowanewlyindepen/x7fdentnationwaschallengedbyfourMuslimpowersandwhathappenedwhenAmerica’sthirdpresidentdecidedtostanduptointimidation.WhenThomasJeffersonbecamepresidentin1801，Americafacedacrisis.Thenewnationwasdeeplyindebtandneededitseconomytogrowquickly，butitsmerchantshipswereunderattack.PiratesfromNorthAfrica’sBarbarycoastroutinelycapturedAmericansailorsandheldthemasslaves，demandingransomandtributepaymentsfarbeyondwhatthenewcoun/x7ftrycouldafford.Overthepreviousfifteenyears，asadiplomatandthenassecretaryofstate，JeffersonhadtriedtoworkwiththeBarbarystates(Tripoli，Tunis，Algiers，andMorocco).Unfortunately，hefounditimpossibletonegotiatewithpeoplewhobelievedtheirreligionjus/x7ftifiedtheplunderandenslavementofnon-Muslims.Theseroguestateswouldshownomercy—atleastnotwhileeasymoneycouldbemadebyextortingtheWesternpowers.SoPresidentJeffersondecidedtomovebeyonddiplomacy.HesenttheU.S.Navy’snewwarshipsandadetachmentofMarinestoblockadeTripoli—launchingtheBarbaryWarsandbeginningAmerica’sjourneytowardfuturesuperpowerstatus.Astheydidintheirpreviousbestseller，GeorgeWashington’sSecretSix，KilmeadeandYaegerhavetransformedanearlyforgottensliceofhistoryintoadramaticstorythatwillkeepyouturningthepagestofindoutwhathappensnext.Amongthemanysus/x7fpensefulepisodes：·LieutenantAndrewSterett’sferociouscannonbattleonthehighseasagainstthetreacherouspirateshipTripoli.·LieutenantStephenDecatur’sdaringnightraidofanenemyharbor，withtheaimofdestroyinganAmericanshipthathadfallenintothepirates’hands.·GeneralWilliamEaton’sunprecedentedfive-hundred-milelandmarchfromEgypttotheportofDerne，wheretheMarineslaunchedasurpriseattackandanAmericanflagwasraisedinvictoryonforeignsoilforthefirsttime.FewtodayrememberthesemenandotherheroeswhoinspiredtheMarineCorpshymn：“FromtheHallsofMontezumatotheShoresofTripoli，wefightourcountry’sbattlesintheair，onlandandsea.”ThomasJeffersonandtheTripoliPiratesrecapturesthisforgot/x7ftenwarthatchangedAmericanhistorywithareal-lifedramaofintrigue，bravery，andbattleonthehighseas.