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This book is just around 200 pages which i read in a few hours, but it took me much longer to look up all the places, ship. Thomas jefferson and the tripoli pirates summary supersummary. With his second historical book, brian kilmeade has proven he is a force to be reckoned with in writing american history. I love to read and intend to publish a brief blog article about any book i complete that is worth recommending. The forgotten war that changed american history by brian kilmeade at indigo. This book is just around 200 pages which i read in a few hours, but it took me much longer to look up all the places, ship designs and other details the authors described.
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