AN AMERICAN IN ALGIERS – PART 4
This week, we continue with the captivity narrative of John Foss, a crewmember aboard an American merchant ship who, in[…]
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Month: December 2025
AN AMERICAN IN ALGIERS – PART 3
This week, we continue with the captivity narrative of John Foss, a crewmember aboard an American merchant ship who, in[…]
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AN AMERICAN IN ALGIERS – PART 2
This week, we continue with the captivity narrative of Joh Foss, a crewmember aboard an American merchant ship who, in[…]
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AN AMERICAN IN ALGIERS – PART 1
We’re going to do something a little bit different for the next few weeks. Mostly, the narratives, enquiries, backgrounds, translations,[…]
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THE TAKING OF THE PEÑÓN OF ALGIERS – PART 3
Last week, we looked at how Hayreddin Barbarossa—one of the infamous Barbarossa brothers—took the Peñón of Algiers (a fort the[…]
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