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The lionkeeper of Algiers : how an American captive rose to power in Barbary and saved his homeland from war / Des Ekin.

"This page-turning narrative follows the twists and turns of the life of hostage-turned-diplomat James Leander Cathcart upon the international stage of diplomacy, trade, and maritime statecraft at a time when America's place in the world was hanging in the balance"--

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Main Author: Ekin, Des (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Essex, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2023]
Subjects:
Cathcart, James L. > (James Leander), > 1767-1843.
Cathcart, James L. > (James Leander), > 1767-1843 > Captivity.
Prisoners of war > Algeria > Algiers > Biography.
Diplomats > United States > Biography.
United States > History > Tripolitan War, 1801-1805.
United States > Foreign relations > Algeria.
Algeria > Foreign relations > United States.
Africa, North > History, Naval > 18th century.
Prisonniers de guerre > Algérie > Alger > Biographies.
Diplomates > États-Unis > Biographies.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1801-1805 (Guerre tripolitaine)
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Algérie.
Algérie > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
Afrique du Nord > Histoire navale > 18e siècle.
Captivity.
Diplomatic relations.
Diplomats.
Prisoners of war.
Algeria.
Algeria > Algiers.
North Africa.
United States.
1700-1805
Biographies.
History.
Naval history.

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