Thomas jefferson and the tripoli pirates the forgotten war that changed american history this is a very quick read but well worth the readers time this book is just around 200 pages which i read in a few hours but it took me much longer to look up all the places ship designs and other details the authors described. Thomas jefferson and the tripoli pirates recaptures this forgotten war that changed american history with a real life drama of intrigue bravery and battle on the high seas product details about the author. Play book tag poll ballot thomas jefferson and the tripoli pirates by brian kilmeade 3 stars 1 5 jun 27 2020 1008am around the year i thomas jefferson and the tripoli pirates the forgotten war that changed american history by brian kilmeade 1 10 feb 10 2019 0530am still waiting after 229 years 4 61. Thomas jefferson and the tripoli pirates the forgotten war that changed american history thomas jefferson pirates and national security this is how you make history exciting i dare you to put this book down brad meltzer bestselling author of the presidents shadow. When thomas jefferson became president in 1801 america faced a crisis the new nation was deeply in debt and needed its economy to grow quickly but its merchant ships were under attack pirates from north africas barbary coast routinely captured american sailors and held them as slaves demanding ransom and tribute payments far beyond what