Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates (Young Readers Adaptation): The War That Changed American History

by Don Yaeger and Brian Kilmeade

Book Overview

A page-turning middle-grade adaptation of the New York Times bestseller about how a newly independent nation was challenged by foreign powers and what happened when America's third president decided to stand up to intimidation.

When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America was deeply in debt and needed its economy to grow quickly, but its merchant ships were under attack. Pirates from North Africa routinely captured...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425288951
• ISBN13: 9780425288955
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher