John Paul Jones
Subtitle: Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: May 4, 2004
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780743258043
Subjects: United States - Revolutionary War; Military History (General); U.S. History - Revolution And Confederation (1775-1789); Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; Historical - U.S.; Military; Biography & Autobiography / General; Historical - General
First sentence: John Paul Sr. was a manager as well as an artist.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : "My desire for fame is infinite"; title: "You meet a gentleman"; title: "That great misfortune"; title: "Proof of madness"; title: "Determined at all hazards"; title: "Delicate notions of honor"; title: "A rash thing"; title: "Officer of fine feelings"; title: "Lay it in ashes"; title: "We've got her now!"; title: "No sooner seen than lost"; title: "Caressed by all the world"; title: "The gale still increasing"; title: "Cover him with kisses"; title: "Conquer or die"; title: "The ghost of himself"; title: Epilogue : "Envy of the world"