John Paul Jones: sailor, hero, father of the American Navy 0743205839, 9781451603996, 0743258045, 1451603991

Traces the naval hero's modest Scottish origins, the circumstances that brought him to America under a charge of mu

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English Pages (383 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations Year 2003

John Paul Jones: sailor, hero, father of the American Navy
0743205839, 9781451603996, 0743258045, 1451603991

Author / Uploaded
Jones
John Paul;Thomas
Evan

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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