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" Horrors of slavery, or, the American tars in Tripoli "
/ William Ray
; edited and with an introduction by Hester Blum
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The Center of European Languages of Qom(Ale Beit Publications)
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Document Type
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BL
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Record Number
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788
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Doc. No
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b10399
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Language of Document
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English
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Main Entry
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Ray, William, 1771-1827
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Title & Author
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Horrors of slavery, or, the American tars in Tripoli/ William Ray ; edited and with an introduction by Hester Blum
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Publication Statement
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New Brunswick, N.J.,: Rutgers University Press,, c2008.
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Series Statement
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(Subterranean lives)
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Page. NO
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xxxv, 202 p.: ; 24 cm.
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ISBN
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9780813544120(hardcover : alk.paper)
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Notes
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Print
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-202).
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Contents
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Introductory remarks -- Commencement of service -- A sketch of biography -- Suicide attempted -- Embarkation-celebration of independence-exemplary punishment, &c -- A voyage -- Exercising ship -- Remarks on Dr. Cowdery's journal -- A petition -- Commodore Preble's engagement with the Tripolitans -- Elegy -- Description of the place -- Manners, customs, &c. of the Tripolitans -- Public transactions of the United States with the regency of Tripoli; including General Eaton's expedition -- Sketch of General Eaton's expedition -- Return home.
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Subject
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Ray, William,1771-1827
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Subject
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United States.Navy--History--Tripolitan War, 1801-1805--Personal narratives
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Subject
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SlaveryAfrica, North
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Philadelphia (Frigate)
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Dewey Classification
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973.4.7092
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LC Classification
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E335.R39 2008
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Added Entry
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Blum, Hester
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variant title
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Horrors of slavery
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American tars in Tripoli
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