First, when the Mayflower sailed in 1620 the Pilgrims had cause to pray for safe passage without interception by Algerian Corsairs, also known as Barbary Coast Pirates. The Algerian pirates were known for slave trading in white European Christians.
Second, the Plymouth pilgrims lost the first shipload of goods they sent back to repay their debts. The ship Fortune was lost to French privateers only weeks after the fall feast of 1621.
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Tags: algerian pirates, pirates in history, thanksgiving fun facts, thanksgiving trivia, the barbary coast pirates, the pirates history
Tags: algerian pirates, pirates in history, thanksgiving fun facts, thanksgiving trivia, the barbary coast pirates, the pirates history
Posted September 3, 2009 by Admin under Fun Facts
