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In his attack on Derne during the First Barbary War, Captain William Eaton left one lasting legacy--giving the Marines their first chance to shine in battle. O'Bannon, who with seven other Marines was part of a force Greeks and Arabs led by American Consul William Eaton, raised the United States flag for the first time over a conquered fortress of the Old World at Derne, a stronghold of the Tripolitan pirates. The impact of education on women's marriageability provides the testing ground for the different but converging explorations of the patrifocal family structure by Malavika Karlekar, Steve Derne and Carol C. |
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