The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805 Audiobook

" History is far stranger than any fiction. Fascinating story of political and military power plays during the Jefferson administration. "

" Good book about a little known chapter in US history. Only complaint is that author is a bit too detailed and tends to spend too much time on thing that ate not particularly relevant or interesting. "

" This book was pretty good. This is an incident hardly anyone knows about, but was the inspiration for the Marine line " . . .to the shores of Tripoli". Funny how this piece of history has been largely forgotten and written out of our texts. Basically, the muslims on the Barbary Coast were pirates extorting money from the US and other western nations for tribute in exchange for being left alone by their pirates. This book is about a US boat that was captured, and how the very very early US marines mounted an expedition to go to Tripoli and put together an insurgecny army to force their release from literal slavery. Very interesting, if a little dry in the actual writing. "

" Picked this book up at Monticello. Quickly came to appreciate the difficulties of our country BEFORE instant communication. It would be wonderful if we wrote with the color and style of early America. "

" totally insane "

" Exciting read of a an early 19th Century instance of retalatory foreign policy. "

" William Eaton....one of my Heroes "

" Another one of the those books that would have made a great article, but wasn't quite enough for a book. Or rather it promised to be about the Pirate Coast and the Marines and was more about Jeffersonian politics and the ruin of Thomas Eaton. "

" One of the best history books ever written. It's hard to believe the contrivances that come out of Hollywood each year when there are true storied like this ignored. "

" Generally a good book about the first Marines, though at times it gets a little repetitive. "

" Great format for a history book! I loved the way it's set like a novel and the story unfolds. "

" Great little docu-drama about a little-known American hero who dealt with an international problem they way he should have--with Yankee audacity! "

" In examining the relationship of the early American Republic with the Barbary Pirates (and he rest of the then Muslim world) Zacks also shines a light on modern relationships. "

" Fascinating, though the Marines played only a small part in the mission, so the title is a teensy bit misleading. "

" Great book. Very interesting. It's one of those exciting chapters in American history that we never get to hear about. "

" Does history repeat itself? Reading this book and your memory will be drawn to our (U.S.) current struggles and unfortunately blunders in the mid-east. KGA "

" Fascinating, though the Marines played only a small part in the mission, so the title is a teensy bit misleading. "

" The story is surprising, eye-opening, and thrilling, but the writing leaves a bit to be desired. A necessary part of any study of Jefferson's presidency. "

" Great book and very interesting story in history. "