The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805
by:
Richard Zacks (author)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B000FCK6DE
Publish date: June 8th 2005
Publisher: Hyperion
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Non Fiction,
History,
Cultural,
Africa,
War,
Military,
Politics,
American History,
Pirates,
Military History,
Presidents
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