White slaves, African masters : an anthology of American Barbary captivity narratives /

"Some of the most popular stories in nineteenth-century America were sensational tales of whites captured and enslaved in North Africa. White Slaves, African Masters for the first time gathers together a selection of these Barbary captivity narratives, which significantly influenced early Ameri...

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Other Authors:	Baepler, Paul Michel
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1999.
Subjects:	Weise, ... Slaves > Africa, North > Biography. Prisoners of war (Islamic law) > Africa, North > Biography. Captivity narratives > Africa, North. Slavery > Africa, North > History > Sources. Americans > Africa, North > History > 19th century > Sources. Pirates > Africa, North > History > 19th century > Sources. American prose literature > 19th century. Amerikaner. Autobiografie. Biografie. Gefangener > Motiv. Kriegsgefangener. Quelle. Seeräuberei. Sklave. Sklaverei. Nordafrika. Weisse. Slaves. Slavery. Prisoners of war (Islamic law) Pirates. Captivity narratives. Americans. American prose literature. Africa, North. Geschichte 1800-1900 Geschichte 1703-1904 1800-1899 Pirate captivity narratives. Slave narratives. Biography. History. Sources.
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Table of Contents:

The glory of goodness / Cotton Mather
A journal, of the captivity and sufferings of John Foss / John D. Foss
The captives, eleven years in Algiers / James Leander Cathcart
History of the captivity and sufferings of Mrs. Maria Martin / Maria Martin
American captives in Tripoli / Jonathan Cowdery
Horrors of slavery / William Ray
The narrative of Robert Adams / Robert Adams
An authentic narrative / Eliza Bradley
In Raissuli's hands / Ion H. Perdicaris.