To Fix a National Character

To Fix a National Character: The United States in the First Barbary War, 1800–1805
Book cover
AuthorAbigail Mullen
LanguageEnglish
PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
Publication dateAugust 6, 2024
Pages256
ISBN978-1-4214-4926-5

To Fix a National Character: The United States in the First Barbary War, 1800–1805 is a 2024 book by Abigail Mullen. It was reviewed in The American Historical Review, The Journal of European Economic History, the International Journal of Maritime History, and the Journal of the Early Republic. The book co-won a 2024 Lyman Award, presented by the North American Society for Oceanic History, for North American Naval History along with Randy Carol Goguen's From Yeomanettes to Fighter Jets: A Century of Women in the U.S. Navy.

References

  1. 1 2 "To Fix a National Character". Johns Hopkins University Press. Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
  2. ↑ Sears, Christine E. (March 2026). "Abigail G. Mullen. To Fix a National Character: The United States in the First Barbary War, 1800–1805". The American Historical Review. 131 (1): 506–507. doi:10.1093/ahr/rhaf638.
  3. ↑ Sette, Gianpietro. "To Fix a National Character: The United States in the First Barbary War 1800–1805". The Journal of European Economic History. 54 (3): 308–312 – via ProQuest.
  4. ↑ Goetz, Matthew. "Book Review: To Fix a National Character: The United States in the First Barbary War, 1800–1805 by Abigail G. Mullen". International Journal of Maritime History. 38 (1): 190–192. doi:10.1177/08438714251408464.
  5. ↑ Wood, Nicolas P. (Winter 2025). "To Fix a National Character: The United States in the First Barbary War, 1800–1805 by Abigail G. Mullen (review)". Journal of the Early Republic. 45 (4): 641–643. doi:10.1353/jer.2025.a976581.
  6. ↑ "2024 Lyman Award Winners". North American Society for Oceanic History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2026. Retrieved September 16, 2026.