The Barbary wars : American independence in the Atlantic world / Frank Lambert.

Author/creator Lambert, Frank, 1943-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Hill and Wang, 2005.
Description228 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Pirates--Africa, North. --History. --19th century.
Pirates--Mediterranean Region. --History. --19th century.
United States--History. --Tripolitan War, 1801-1805.
United States--Relations. --Africa, North.
Africa, North--Relations. --United States.
United States--History. --War with Algeria, 1815.
United States--Foreign relations. --1783-1815.
Africa, North--History, Naval. --19th century.
Mediterranean Region--History, Naval. --19th century.

Contents The American Revolution checked -- Tribute or arms? -- Tributary to the Barbary States -- The cultural construction of the Barbary pirates -- The Tripolitan War : 1801-5 -- An uneasy peace : partisan debate and British harassment -- The Algerine war of 1815 and American independence in the Atlantic world.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [203]-216) and index.
LCCN 2004019361
ISBN0809095335 (hardcover : alk. paper)