First published in 1808, Horrors of Slavery is the tale of a sailor, captured during the United States's first military encounter with the Islamic world, the Tripolitan War. William Ray, along with three hundred crewmates, spent nineteen months in captivity after his ship, the Philadelphia, ran aground in the harbor of Tripoli. Imprisoned, Ray witnessed--and chronicled--many of the key moments of the military engagement.
First published in 1808, Horrors of Slavery is the tale of a sailor, captured during the United States's first military encounter with the Islamic world, the Tripolitan War. William Ray, along with three hundred crewmates, spent nineteen months in captivity after his ship, the Philadelphia, ran aground in the harbor of Tripoli. Imprisoned, Ray witnessed--and chronicled--many of the key moments of the military engagement.
Acknowledgments Introduction Chronology A Note on the Text Horrors of Slavery; or, The American Tars in Tripoli Exordium I. Introductory Remarks II. Commencement of Service III. A Sketch of Biography IV. Suicide Attempted V. Embarkation-Celebration of Independence-Exemplary Punishment, &c. VI. A Voyage VII. Exercising Ship VIII. Remarks on Dr. Cowdery's Journal IX. A Petition X. Commodore Preble's Engagement with the Tripolitans XI. Elegy XII. Description of the Place XIII. Manners, Customs &c. of the Tripolitans XIV. Public Transactions of the United States with the Regency of Tripoli; Including General Eaton's Expedition XV. Sketch of General Eaton's Expedition XVI. Return Home Poetry, Published in The Albany Register, during the summer of 1807 Explanatory Notes Further Reading
Acknowledgments Introduction Chronology A Note on the Text Horrors of Slavery; or, The American Tars in Tripoli Exordium I. Introductory Remarks II. Commencement of Service III. A Sketch of Biography IV. Suicide Attempted V. Embarkation-Celebration of Independence-Exemplary Punishment, &c. VI. A Voyage VII. Exercising Ship VIII. Remarks on Dr. Cowdery's Journal IX. A Petition X. Commodore Preble's Engagement with the Tripolitans XI. Elegy XII. Description of the Place XIII. Manners, Customs &c. of the Tripolitans XIV. Public Transactions of the United States with the Regency of Tripoli; Including General Eaton's Expedition XV. Sketch of General Eaton's Expedition XVI. Return Home Poetry, Published in The Albany Register, during the summer of 1807 Explanatory Notes Further Reading
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