Captives and Countrymen: Barbary Slavery and the American Public, 1785-1816 (Hardcover)

Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Captivity and the Public Sphere
1. Captivity and Communications
2. The Captives Write Home
3. Publicity and Secrecy
Part 2: The Impact of Captivity at Home
4. Slavery at Home and Abroad
5. Captive Nation: Algiers and Independence
6. The Navy and the Call to Arms
Part 3: Captivity and the American Empire
7. Masculinity and Servility in Tripoli
8. Between Colony and Empire
9. Beyond Captivity: The Wars of 1812
Conclusion: Captivity and Globalization
Appendix: Lists of Letters from Captives
Notes
Index