The Crescent Obscured: The United States and the Muslim World, 1776–1815 by Robert Allison, Robert Allison

The Crescent Obscured: The United States and the Muslim World, 1776–1815

Robert Allison, Robert Allison

296 pages • first pub 1995 (view editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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From the beginning of the colonial period to the recent conflicts in the Middle East, encounters with the Muslim world have helped Americans define national identity and purpose. Focusing on America's encounter with the Barbary states of North Afr...

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