The End of Barbary Terror America's 1815 War Against the Pirates of North Africa

New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good+. 2007. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0195325400 . Card covers show light shelf wear, corner curl. Previous owner's name on title page ; A bright, solid book. A scholarly book with source notes, bibliography, index and appendices. B&W illustrations ; Trade PB; 9.2 X 0.66 X 6.61 inches; 239 pages; "When Barbary pirates captured an obscure Yankee sailing brig off the coast of North Africa in 1812, enslaving eleven American sailors, President James Madison sent the largest American naval force ever gathered to that time, led by the heroic Commodore Stephen Decatur, to end Barbary terror once and for all. Drawing upon numerous ship logs, journals, love letters, and government documents, Frederick C. Leiner paints a vivid picture of the world of naval officers and diplomats in the early nineteenth century, as he recreates a remarkable and little known episode from the early American republic. Leiner first describes Madison's initial efforts at diplomacy, sending Mordecai Noah to negotiate. But when the ruler refused to ransom the Americans--"not for two millions of dollars"--Madison declared war and sent a fleet to North Africa. " .