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Author:

Thomas, Evan, 1951-

Title:

John Paul Jones : sailor, hero, father of the American Navy / Evan Thomas.

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

383 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Jones, John Paul,--1747-1792.
Admirals--United States--Biography.
United States.--Navy--Biography.
United States--Naval operations.--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

"My desire for fame is infinite" -- "You meet a gentleman" -- "That great misfortune" -- "Proof of madness" -- "Determined at all hazards" -- "Delicate notions of honor" -- "A rash thing" -- "Officer of fine feelings" -- "Lay it in ashes" -- "We've got her now!" -- "No sooner seen than lost" -- "Caressed by all the world" -- "The gale still increasing" -- "Cover him with kisses" -- "Conquer or die" -- "The ghost of himself" -- "Envy of the world."

Summary:

Traces the naval hero's modest Scottish origins, the circumstances that brought him to America under a charge of murder and a false name, his sea battle achievements, and his acclaim by such figures as Washington, Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin.

ISBN:

9780743205832
0743205839

OCLC:

(OCoLC)51553307

LCCN:

2003042411

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