{"product_id":"the-barbary-wars-american-independence-in-the-atlantic-world-paperback","title":"The Barbary Wars: American Independence in the Atlantic World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank Lambert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Lambert details America's nineteenth-century conflicts in the Middle East in \u003ci\u003eThe Barbary Wars.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe history of America's conflict with the piratical states of the Mediterranean runs through the presidencies of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison; the adoption of the Constitution; the Quasi-War with France and the War of 1812; the construction of a full-time professional navy; and, most important, the nation's haltering steps toward commercial independence. Frank Lambert's genius is to see in the Barbary Wars the ideal means of capturing the new nation's shaky emergence in the complex context of the Atlantic world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDepicting a time when Britain ruled the seas and France most of Europe, \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarbary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Wars \u003c\/i\u003eproves America's earliest conflict with the Arabic world was always a struggle for economic advantage rather than any clash of cultures or religions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Lambert\u003c\/b\u003e teaches history at Purdue University and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFounding Fathers and the Place of Religion in\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInventing the \"Great Awakening,\" \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePedlar in Divinity: George Whitefield and the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTransatlantic Revivals, 1737-1770\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759141880096,"sku":"9780809028115","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6ebe213e94a0928218a7dc07dd54bc47.webp?v=1780143303","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-barbary-wars-american-independence-in-the-atlantic-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}