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C.S. Forester, creator of the beloved Horatio Hornblower series, takes young readers on an exciting adventure to the shores of Tripoli in North Africa. That�s where, more than 200 years ago, the United States was threatened by �pirates� who snatched American merchant ships and imprisoned sailors�and the country�s young, untested navy took on the task of fighting the pirates in their home waters. This true tale features thrilling ocean battles, hand-to-hand combat, and the first landing on foreign soil by the U.S. Marines, and it�s as fresh and relevant today as when it was first published (1953).