In this episode we backtrack the narrative two centuries to when the Qaramanli Dynasty came to power in Tripoli, and how they engaged in a campaign of piracy that eventually lead to their demise. 

Bibliography

Captives: Britain, Empire, and the World, 1600-1850, Linda Colley

Libya, John Wright

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A History of Modern Libya, Dirk Vandewalle

Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East 1776-Present, Michael B. Oren

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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates, Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger