An edition of John Paul Jones: A Sailor's Biography (1959)

John Paul Jones

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An edition of John Paul Jones: A Sailor's Biography (1959)

John Paul Jones

a sailor's biography

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Biography of John Paul Jones, sea captain in the American Revolution.

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Publisher
Time Inc.
Language
English
Pages
456

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Subjects

Biography, United States, United States. Navy, History, Naval operations, Admirals, Sailors, Biographies, American Revolution (1775-1783) fast (OCoLC)fst01351668, Naval Military operations, Guidebooks, Jones, john paul, 1747-1792

People

John Paul Jones (1747-1792), John Paul Jones (1747-1792,), J. P. Jones

Places

United States

Times

Revolution, 1775-1783

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John Paul Jones: A Sailor's Biography
2004, Barnes & Noble
Hardcover
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John Paul Jones: a sailor's biography
1999, Naval Institute Press
in English
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John Paul Jones: a sailor's biography
1989, Naval Institute Press
in English
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John Paul Jones, a sailor's biography
1985, Northeastern University Press
in English - A Classics ed., A Northeastern classics ed.
Cover of: John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones: a sailor's biography
1964, Time Inc.
in English
Cover of: John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones: a sailor's biography.
1959, Little, Brown
in English - [1st ed.]
Cover of: John Paul Jones, a sailor's biography
John Paul Jones, a sailor's biography
1959, Time-Life Books
in English

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Table of Contents

The barefoot boy of Arbigland, 1747-1760
Apprentice seaman to naval lieutenant, 1760-1775
Earliest service in the continental navy, December 1775-April 1776
First independent commands, May-December 1776
Promotion and the new navy, December 1776-June 1777
"Ranger" and her maiden voyage, July-December 1777
From the Loire to the Solway, December 1777-April1778
The raid on St. Mary's Isle, 23 April 1778
"Drake" Captured and cruise ends, April-May 1778
In irons, May 1778-Februrary 1779
The "Bonhomme Richard" squadron, November 1778-August 1779
A mad cruise, August-September 1779
The battle off Flamborough Head, 23 September 1779
Aftermath of battle, 25 September-31 December 1779
Pinnacle of fame, 1780
"Alliance" and "Ariel," June 1780-February 1781
"America" gained and lost, February 1781-November 1783
Autumn of the old Régime, 1783-1788
New York and Denmark, 1787-1788
Kontradmiral Pavel Ivanovich Jones, 1788-1789
The empty wineskin, 1789-1792
Appendixes: Illegitimate birth-alleged selkirk blood
Was Paul Jones ever in the royal Navy?
Piracy, smuggling and play-acting, How did "John Jones" reach Virginia from Tobago?
Jones and the American Flag
Buell's fabrications.

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Includes bibliographical references.

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New York
Series
Time reading program special edition, Time reading program special edition

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
923.573
Library of Congress
E207.J7 M 1964

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Pagination
456 pages
Number of pages
456

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL32111826M
Internet Archive
johnpauljones0000unse_g8t8
OCLC/WorldCat
193467

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