“An Entertaining Narrative of…Cruel and Barbarous Treatment”: Captivity, Narrative, and Debate in the Early American Republic 1775-1816
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu12106903232021-08-03T05:53:34Z “An Entertaining Narrative of…Cruel and Barbarous Treatment”: Captivity, Narrative, and Debate in the Early American Republic 1775-1816 Dzurec, David J., III American History History Early American Republic Public Sphere Barbary Wars War of 1812 <p>From the beginning of the American Revolution in 1775, the imprisonment of Americans by foreign nations has influenced public debate in the United States. Key to their impact was the wide readership that followed these debates. Newspaper coverage fed and expanded these debates, drawing a wide audience to what otherwise might have been a private affair. With such wide readership, these events often times seemed to take on a life of their own, sparking national debates which extended to involve issues well beyond the fate of the hostage Americans.</p><p>During the American Revolution, the status of British-held American prisoners reflected the status of the nation. In both public and private venues, American and British officials engaged in an ongoing debate over the status of the captured Americans. At its core, this exchange was a debate about the legitimacy of the American cause. Following American independence, the plight of American sailors held captive in the Barbary States of North Africa served as a focal point for a wide range of issues in the new American Republic. From the debate over the creation and ratification of a new Constitution to a debate about the role of the American people in government the imprisonment of American sailors served as a lightening rod at key moments in the development of the American public sphere. Finally, in the final years of the War of 1812 and in the wake of the success of the American fleet in finally bringing an end to the Barbary threat in the Mediterranean, the national discussion over the fate of captive Americans served to bolster national confidence and establish an independent American sense of self.</p> 2008-08-21 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1210690323 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1210690323 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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American History History Early American Republic Public Sphere Barbary Wars War of 1812 Dzurec, David J., III “An Entertaining Narrative of…Cruel and Barbarous Treatment”: Captivity, Narrative, and Debate in the Early American Republic 1775-1816 |
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“An Entertaining Narrative of…Cruel and Barbarous Treatment”: Captivity, Narrative, and Debate in the Early American Republic 1775-1816 |
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“An Entertaining Narrative of…Cruel and Barbarous Treatment”: Captivity, Narrative, and Debate in the Early American Republic 1775-1816 |
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“An Entertaining Narrative of…Cruel and Barbarous Treatment”: Captivity, Narrative, and Debate in the Early American Republic 1775-1816 |
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“An Entertaining Narrative of…Cruel and Barbarous Treatment”: Captivity, Narrative, and Debate in the Early American Republic 1775-1816 |
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“An Entertaining Narrative of…Cruel and Barbarous Treatment”: Captivity, Narrative, and Debate in the Early American Republic 1775-1816 |
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“an entertaining narrative of…cruel and barbarous treatment”: captivity, narrative, and debate in the early american republic 1775-1816 |
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