[GreenAccord]

I recently read a novel by Brad Thor called The Last Patriot which, much like a Clancy novel, sets part of the plot back story around Thomas Jefferson's confrontation of the Barbary Pirates. It's a decent read, and the author used early 19th century historical events to tell the (current day) story.

[gigster]

History teaches us that we don’t learn from history.

[SamAdams76]

On the subject of historical novels, I highly recommend the books by David Liss. I’m currently reading his “Whisky Rebels” which is set during the time of the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania. He’s got 5-6 books out from roughly the 1650-1800 time period that are fascinating.