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Horrors of Slavery: Or, The American Tars in Tripoli, paperback, William Ray
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Book Title
- Horrors of Slavery: Or, The American Tars in Tripoli (Subterranea
- ISBN
- 9780813544137
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
ISBN-10
0813544130
ISBN-13
9780813544137
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66610213
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Horrors of Slavery : Or, the American Tars in Tripoli
Subject
Military / United States, Africa / North, General, American / General
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, History
Series
Subterranean Lives Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2008-007763
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"William Ray’s Barbary captivity narrative takes us on a wide-ranging journey through genres and geographies: from Philadelphia to North Africa, in prose and in poetry, Ray narrates the remarkable history of his experiences as a sailor, prisoner, and keen political observer during the Tripolitan War. This superb edition of Ray’s text marks a key contribution to the genre of the captivity narrative in early American literature and provides a window onto an important historical episode of the early national period—namely, the earliest military encounters between the U.S. and Islamic states." Elizabeth Maddock Dillon, author ofThe Gender of Freedom: Fictions of Liberalism and the Literary Public Sphere, William Ray's Barbary captivity narrative takes us on a wide-ranging journey through genres and geographies: from Philadelphia to North Africa, in prose and in poetry, Ray narrates the remarkable history of his experiences as a sailor, prisoner, and keen political observer during the Tripolitan War. This superb edition of RayÆs text marks a key contribution to the genre of the captivity narrative in early American literature and provides a window onto an important historical episode of the early national periodùnamely, the earliest military encounters between the U.S. and Islamic states.
Dewey Decimal
973.47092
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction Chronology A Note on the Text Horrors of Slavery; or, The American Tars in Tripoli Exordium I. Introductory Remarks II. Commencement of Service III. A Sketch of Biography IV. Suicide Attempted V. Embarkation--Celebration of Independence--Exemplary Punishment, &c. VI. A Voyage VII. Exercising Ship VIII. Remarks on Dr. Cowdery's Journal IX. A Petition X. Commodore Preble's Engagement with the Tripolitans XI. Elegy XII. Description of the Place XIII. Manners, Customs &c. of the Tripolitans XIV. Public Transactions of the United States with the Regency of Tripoli; Including General Eaton's Expedition XV. Sketch of General Eaton's Expedition XVI. Return Home Poetry, Published in The Albany Register , during the summer of 1807 Explanatory Notes Further Reading
Synopsis
Barbary pirates in Africa targeted sailors for centuries, often taking slaves and demanding ransom in exchange. First published in 1808, Horrors of Slavery is the tale of one such sailor, captured during the United States's first military encounter with the Islamic world, the Tripolitan War. William Ray, along with three hundred crewmates, spent nineteen months in captivity after his ship, the Philadelphia, ran aground in the harbor of Tripoli. Imprisoned, Ray witnessed-and chronicled-many of the key moments of the military engagement. In addition to offering a compelling history of a little-known war, this book presents the valuable perspective of an ordinary seaman who was as concerned with the injustices of the U.S. Navy as he was with Barbary pirates. Hester Blum's introduction situates Horrors of Slavery in its literary, historical, and political contexts, bringing to light a crucial episode in the early history of our country's relations with Islamic states. A volume in the Subterranean Lives series, edited by Bradford Verter
LC Classification Number
E335
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