John Paul Jones
Subtitle: a sailor's biography
By: With a new introduction by Rear Admiral Daniel V. Gallery
Series: Time reading program special edition; Time reading program special edition
Publisher: Time Inc.
Published: 1964
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 456
Subjects: Biographies; Admirals; United States; Biography; Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792; United States. Navy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The barefoot boy of Arbigland, 1747-1760; title: Apprentice seaman to naval lieutenant, 1760-1775; title: Earliest service in the continental navy, December 1775-April 1776; title: First independent commands, May-December 1776; title: Promotion and the new navy, December 1776-June 1777; title: "Ranger" and her maiden voyage, July-December 1777; title: From the Loire to the Solway, December 1777-April1778; title: The raid on St. Mary's Isle, 23 April 1778; title: "Drake" Captured and cruise ends, April-May 1778; title: In irons, May 1778-Februrary 1779; title: The "Bonhomme Richard" squadron, November 1778-August 1779; title: A mad cruise, August-September 1779; title: The battle off Flamborough Head, 23 September 1779; title: Aftermath of battle, 25 September-31 December 1779; title: Pinnacle of fame, 1780; title: "Alliance" and "Ariel," June 1780-February 1781; title: "America" gained and lost, February 1781-November 1783; title: Autumn of the old Régime, 1783-1788; title: New York and Denmark, 1787-1788; title: Kontradmiral Pavel Ivanovich Jones, 1788-1789; title: The empty wineskin, 1789-1792; title: Appendixes: Illegitimate birth-alleged selkirk blood; title: Was Paul Jones ever in the royal Navy?; title: Piracy, smuggling and play-acting, How did "John Jones" reach Virginia from Tobago?; title: Jones and the American Flag; title: Buell's fabrications.