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This list has been terrific, & fast, & obviously I am not the only 
person who has made this connection recently.

Thanks,

DW



> 
> 
> In May 1904, Ion Perdicaris, a wealthy American expatriate living 
> in Tangier, was abducted from his sumptuous villa by Ahmed er 
> Raisuli, "the last of the Barbary pirates." His kidnapping, writes 
> Jonathan Broder, "set in motion an extraordinary international 
> drama that would pit the might of the U.S. Navy against the wily 
> Riffian bandit, secure Theodore Roosevelt's nomination for the 
> Presidency and ultimately help him retain the White House." But 
> above all, says Broder, "the Perdicaris affair would serve as a 
> reminder of Tangier's power to taunt and tantalize the American 
> imagination." 
> 
> Jane Cates
> 
> In a message dated Fri, 28 Sep 2001  1:00:07 PM Eastern Daylight 
> Time, Diana Wright <dgw1@nyu.edu> writes:
> 
> > I know of no one else to whom I can turn . . . 
> > 
> > Will someone refresh my memory with the essential narrative & 
> winning 
> > answer to "Perdicaris alive or Rasuli dead"?
> > 
> > DW
> 
> 
> 

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