The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines - Richard Zacks
Category: History
Narrator: Raymond Todd
Tags: History, Military, Adults
The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805, Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Release date: June 27, 2005 Duration: 13:20:54, A real-life thrillerthe true story of the unheralded American who brought the Barbary Pirates to their knees, After Tripoli declared war on the United States in 1801, Barbary pirates captured three hundred US sailors and marines. President Jefferson sent out navy squadrons, but he also authorized a secret mission to overthrow the government of Tripoli. He chose an unlikely diplomat, William Eaton, to lead the mission. But before Eaton departed, Jefferson grew wary of the affair and withdrew his support., Astoundingly, Eaton persevered, gathering a ragtag army and leading them on a brutal march across five hundred miles of desert. After surviving sandstorms, treachery, and near death, Eaton achieved a remarkable victory on the shores of Tripoli, gaining freedom for the American hostages and new respect for the young Unite
