Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

John Paul Jones

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

56321227

Responsibility statement

Evan Thomas

Sub title

sailor, hero, father of the American Navy

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

Table Of 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."

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