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John Paul Jones : sailor, hero, father of the American Navy / Evan Thomas. Thomas, Evan, 1951- author.

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973.35092 J762t

Publication

New York : Simon & Schuster, [2003]

Description

383 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

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Notes

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.

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Call number: ‪973.35092 ‪J762t
Author: ‪Thomas, Evan, ‪1951-
Title: ‪John Paul Jones : ‪sailor, hero, father of the American Navy / ‪Evan Thomas.
Publisher: ‪New York : ‪Simon & Schuster, ‪[2003]
Description: ‪383 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : ‪illustrations ; ‪25 cm
Subject: ‪Admirals -- ‪United States -- ‪Biography.
Other Subject: ‪Military operations, Naval.
Other Subject: ‪Admirals.
Other Subject: ‪United States -- ‪History -- ‪Revolution, 1775-1783 -- ‪Naval operations.
Other Subject: ‪United States.
Other Subject: ‪Biographies.
Other Subject: ‪History.
Other Subject: ‪Jones, John Paul, ‪1747-1792.
Other Subject: ‪Jones, John Paul, ‪1747-1792.
Multimedia: http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon052/2003042411.html
Other Multimedia: http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon041/2003042411.html
ISBN: ‪0743205839
Other ISBN: ‪9780743205832