John Paul Jones
Subtitle: sailor, hero, father of the American Navy
By: Evan Thomas.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
Subjects: Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792.; United States. Navy -- Biography.; Admirals -- United States -- Biography.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations.
Genres: Biography.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.