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The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805 | 
 enlarge | Author: Richard Zacks
Publisher: Hyperion
Category: Book
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Rating:  59 reviews
Sales Rank: 664380
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 464
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.3
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.47
ASIN: B0016J2CCI
Publication Date: June 1, 2006
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Product Description
In the first U.S. covert mission to overthrow a foreign nation, President Jefferson dispatched an unlikely diplomat, forty-year-old William Eaton, to Tripoli to free three hundred American hostages. Eaton achieved a remarkable victory on the shores of Tripoli, but for him, the aftermath was not so sweet.
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 The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, The First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805 July 18, 2008
D. L. Dodds (EL Lago, TX)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Excellent book regarding the war of 1812 in New Orleans. Lafitte's crew assisted Thomas Jefferson in the war, then later once it was over, the then Governor arrested as many as possible to hang them as pirates!! Excellent History book!!
It Will Hold You Captive June 21, 2008
David Stapleton (California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been a fan of Zacks since reading his Pirate Hunter, and this book has reinforced my patronage. I am a firm believer in the fact that you really need to read history from several sources and viewpoints to get a reasonable picture of the reality. Zacks has underlined that philosophy by telling the story of the Philadelphia and resulting events, and he has done it with energy in a very readable narrative.
Zacks has provided a reasonably chronological story of the events surrounding the capture of one of the fledgling United States Navy's vessels. However, while the book is billed as being about Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines and the Secret Mission of 1805, it is more appropriately a biography of William Eaton. The author provides background on the main protagonist, his actions during and after the crisis. Details of other individuals and their actions are almost always told in relations to their effect on Eaton and his mission.
The text is sprinkled with a few images and maps to give reference to the individuals and locations mentioned. The author has also included a Cast of Characters, extensive endnotes, bibliography and index of the contents. Overall, I found the book to be an informative and entertaining read. It contrasts well with Wheelan's Jefferson's War: America's First War on Terror 1801-1805, providing additional detail and an alternate viewpoint.
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counter-terrorism in the early 19th century June 1, 2008
Robert C. Pierce
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The war on terrorism did not start with 9/11, but was at least 200 years old as Richard Zacks brilliantly proves with "The Pirate Coast." If one is expecting Johnny Depp and lots of laughs, check out this detailed example of patient historical research and follow the real-life adventures of William Eaton, as he tries to free real damsels from the grasp of petty tyrants along the Barbary Coast. Note, also, how presidents can play devious games as they keep one eye on public opinion, as they pursue goals that ultimately prove unattainable. Sound familiar?
Explore a little-known story in US history May 25, 2008
John Cathcart (Florida, USA)
This book was referred to me by someone who had recently finished reading it.
It was a very entertaining and quick read while also being a valuable look at our history. Zacks does a great job putting the story into historical context. I especially enjoyed his description of how treaties of the time included provisions allowing for the long transmission time of the treaty.
After finishing this book, I found myself searching for more details of our country's first few decades. We are also reminded how our history can be influenced by strong-willed individuals who go to extraordinary lengths of accomplish their mission. I don't ever remember hearing about William Eaton before. Now that I've read Zacks, I can really appreciate his efforts.
 Another Zacks' Masterpiece December 6, 2007
Michael E. Fitzgerald (Kingwood, Texas USA)
Zacks is a master at spinning very well written tales about things which actually happened. The entire construction of this book spans not only the central theme, Eaton's amazing accomplishment in the Libyan Desert, but also places the event squarely in the middle of all the significant history that surrounds it. As a result, Zacks reports not only what actually happened, but what drove the event in the first place, why it was significant and how its impact determined the course of subsequent events.
This is the story of America's first foreign war. But it is much more than that. It is the story of Thomas Jefferson's betrayal of a subordinate who accomplished his mission in grand style, of Tobias Lear's (one of George Washington's assistants)lack of character, of James Madison's subservience and of the U.S. Mediterranean naval squadron's failure. Most historians credit the Navy for America's success along the Barbary Coast but in fact they were amateurish, losing the Philadelphia and, through captured seamen,substantively increasing the number of American slaves in Tripoli.
Everything that was accomplished, i.e., the ultimate end of the North African slave trade,was accomplished because of Eaton's and seven United States Marines' over land campaign from Alexandria, Egypt to Derne, Libya. In capturing Derne, William Eaton and the Marines forced Libyan leaders to the negations that ultimately ended piracy all along the North coast of Africa. That Eaton was not rewarded for his efforts and dies penniless, alone and forgotten is an American tragedy. Surely his accomplishment ranks with Lewis and Clark's.
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