Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History (Paperback)

from billsearth

This book has some strong points and some weak points. First the weak points; When opened the book there was a map on the inside cover. In school it would receive a grade of "F". It lacked an index of what the hachured area was so I presume it represents the waters controlled by the Tripoli Pirat...

from buffalogr

Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger have taken a little known piece of American history, the Barbary Wars, and given it readability. Author is a Fox news reporter and talking head--this leaks over into the book. Many of the attributes given to Jefferson, he did not possess and actually thought differen...

from wagner.sarah35

A very military-focused history with little analysis offered. The author really warms to his subject during battle descriptions, and fails to provide much in-depth analysis of the events, although Kilmeade's political views certainly seep in. He focuses on the religious reasons the Barbary states...

from marshapetry

OK book, sorry but Mr. Kilmeade is an awful narrator. Every sentence was so emphatic!!!!! and all those terrible barbarians!!! they wanted SOOOOOO MUCH MONEY!!!!! Every sentence was like that, it was hard to listen to the point of the paragraph when every sentence is so important. As far as conte...

from jstamp26

Kilmeade has produced a brief and uncomplicated account of the Barbary problem that faced the new United States. The essential issue was the securing of peace through payment or through strength. Jefferson, though not traditionally considered a hawk, determined that the application of force was n...