| | Book | Save | | 1 | Title: | Horrors of slavery: or, the American tars in Tripoli ; containing an account of the loss and capture of the United States frigate Philadelphia ; treatment and sufferings of the prisoners ; description of the place ; manners, customs, &c. of the Tripolitans ; public transactions of the United States with that regency, including Gen. Eaton's expedition ; interspersed with interesting remarks, anecdotes, and poetry, on various subjects. Written during upwards of nineteen months' imprisonment and vassalage among the Turks
| | | | Creator: | Ray, William, 1771-1827 | | | | Publication: | Printed by Oliver Lyon, for the author, Troy,1808. | | | | Notes: | Subsequently published under title: The American tars in Tripoli. Errors in paging: 163, 293 numbered 168, 193 respectively. | | | | Call #: | E335 R264 | | | | Extent: | 298 p. : ill. ; 17 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Philadelphia (Frigate) | Slavery -- Africa, North | United States -- History -- Tripolitan War, 1801-1805 | Tripoli (Libya) -- Description and travel | Tripoli (Libya) -- Social life and customs | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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