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£aton's march across the desert, as "General" of an army
sixmarines, a company of Greek mercenaries, and a volatile
p of fickle Arabs, is probably the best known of his feats.
k of coordination with the Navy and his own State Dert01ent
colleagues nullified the results of the march, but it
, still one for the annals .
• Our early dealings with the Barbary pirates is a shameful
pter in American history; Eaton did his best to change our
icies, and his best was very good indeed. \Vhen the Navy
allv did take the matter in hand. the power of the pirates
s broken for all times.
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Patrick Henry
~ OF THUNDER. By Julia _1\11. H. Carson. ~~w York:
Longmans, Green & Co., 194). 240 Pages; BiblIography.
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