Book Report: The Barbary Wars: American Independence in the Atlantic World by Frank Lambert

 Essay Instructions:

Read Your selected book for a Critical Review from the Syllabus then following rubric below identifies what the review should include:

a. Biographical information on the author, addressing the question of how does the authors' background influence their interpretation of the historical evidence.

b. What is the theme or main thesis of the book?

c. Does the author or authors effectively support their thesis?

d. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the text

e. Evaluate the sources used in the text: Are they primary or secondary sources? Are they updated or old sources? Has the author excluded other key sources that would add to the depth of the book