02336cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000360012624500380016226400510020030000470025133600260029833700260032433800360035050000310038650801100041752012490052753400450177665300120182165300420183370000630187585600430193899900170198122169UtSlPG20260610133518.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a04017680  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDT1 aLane-Poole, Stanley,d1854-193114aThe Story of the Barbary Corsairs 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-07-28  aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, Sam W. and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"The Story of the Barbary Corsairs" by Stanley Lane-Poole and J. D. Jerrold Kelley is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the notorious era of piracy along the Barbary Coast, presenting the exploits of the Barbary Corsairs, particularly focusing on their raids against European shipping and the interplay of power in the Mediterranean between the 16th and 18th centuries.   The opening of the narrative introduces the historical backdrop of the Barbary Corsairs, highlighting their rise to power following the expulsion of the Moors from Spain. It explains how the hardships and resentments felt by these exiled communities led them to take to the seas in retaliation, evolving into a fierce maritime presence. The text outlines the geography of the Mediterranean, detailing how its strategic ports and the Corsairs' naval skills facilitated their acts of piracy and offered insights into the socio-political dynamics that allowed these Corsairs to flourish for centuries. The reader is invited to understand the motivations behind the Corsairs' relentless pursuits and the challenges posed to European nations as they struggled against this formidable foe. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPirates  aAfrica, North -- History -- 1517-18821 aKelley, J. D. Jerroldq(James Douglas Jerrold),d1847-192240uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22169  c63313d63313