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Our suffering brethren : foreign captivity and nationalism in the early United States

Dzurec, David J., III, author

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\"In October 1785, American statesman John Jay acknowledged that the more his countrymen 'are treated ill abroad, the more we shall unite and consolidate at home.' Behind this simple statement lies a complicated history. From the British impressment of patriots during the Revolution to the capture of American sailors by Algerian corsairs and Barbary pirates at the dawn of the nineteenth century, stories of Americans imprisoned abroad helped jumpstart democratic debate as citizens acted on their newly unified identity to demand that their government strengthen efforts to free their fellow Americans. Deliberations about the country's vulnerabilities in the Atlantic world reveal America's commitment to protecting the legacy of the Revolution as well as growing political divisions. Drawing on newspaper accounts, prisoner narratives, and government records, David J. Dzurec III explores how stories of American captivity in North America, Europe, and Africa played a critical role in the development of American political culture, adding a new layer to our understanding of foreign relations and domestic politics in the early American republic\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Subject: Captivity Political aspects United States History. / Americans Foreign countries History. / Prisoners of war United States History. / Nationalism United States History. / Political culture United States History. / United States Foreign relations 1783-1815. / United States Politics and government 1783-1809. / United States Politics and government 1809-1817.
• ISBN: 9781625344069, 9781625344076

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
E310.7.D98 2019	1	BOOK	GENERAL