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An American Slave in Barbary

By Larry Kelley

An American Slave in Barbary

By Larry Kelley

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A Homeric American NovelAn American Slave in Barbary: The Odyssey of Winston Prescott Jones is the story of a first-generation American student whose commercial ship is captured in the summer of 1801 by Moslem pirates. He spends the next sixteen years as a captive in Algiers. He rises to become a confidant to the Dey of Algiers, who is desperate to know what made the American shopkeepers and farmers believe they could defeat the British war machine, and how they intended to rule themselves.In the genre created by Homer, it is a tale of suffering, sin, and redemption, and a young man's epic journey to regain his freedom.* * * * *"An American Slave in Barbary is an action-packed thrilling historical novel delving into a forgotten time in American history when Moslem pirates captured Americans and enslaved them in the early 1800s. For fans of The Patriot and Sons of Liberty, this one is not to be missed!" - HFC Reviews
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
384
Release Date:
2025-12-11
Publication Date:
2025-12-11
Publisher:
Historium Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1964700531
ISBN13:
9781964700533
Weight:
622 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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