Horrors of slavery, or, the American tars in Tripoli /:

Barbary pirates in Africa targeted sailors for centuries, often taking slaves and demanding ransoms in exchange. First published in 1808, Horrors of Slavery is the tale of one such sailor, captured during the United Statess first military encounter with the Islamic world, the Tripolitan War. William...

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Main Author: Ray, William, 1771-1827
Other Authors: Blum, Hester
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2008.
Series:Subterranean lives.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Barbary pirates in Africa targeted sailors for centuries, often taking slaves and demanding ransoms in exchange. First published in 1808, Horrors of Slavery is the tale of one such sailor, captured during the United Statess first military encounter with the Islamic world, the Tripolitan War. William Ray, along with three hundred crewmates, spent nineteen months in captivity after his ship, the Philadelphia, ran aground in the harbor of Tripoli. Imprisoned, Ray witnessedand chronicledmany of the key moments of the military engagement. In addition to offering a compelling history of a little-
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxv, 202 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-202).
ISBN:9780813545677
0813545676
1281801763
9781281801760
9786611801762
6611801766

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