The lionkeeper of Algiers: how an American captive rose to power in Barbary and saved his homeland from war
"This page-turning narrative follows the twists and turns of the life of hostage-turned-diplomat James Leander Cathcart upon the international stage of diplomacy, trade, and maritime statecraft at a time when America's place in the world was hanging in the balance"--
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| Zusammenfassung: | "This page-turning narrative follows the twists and turns of the life of hostage-turned-diplomat James Leander Cathcart upon the international stage of diplomacy, trade, and maritime statecraft at a time when America's place in the world was hanging in the balance"-- |
| Beschreibung: | ix, 252 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen, Karten, Porträts 24 cm |
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