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This fresh look at America’s first sea warrior avoids both the hero worship of the past and the recent, inaccurate deconstructionist views of John Paul Jones’s astonishing life. The author goes beyond a narrow naval context to establish Jones as a key player in the American Revolution,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- John Paul Jones: Add a description of this character.
- Bonhomme Richard
- Pearson
- Benjamin Franklin
- Catherine
- Liman
- Simpson
- Arthur Lee
- Drake
- M. De Chaumont
- Flamborough Head
- Potemkin
- Morris
- Captain Landais
- Ariel
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- Alfred
- Dale
- Cerf
- Sartine
- Ranger
- Delia
- Cottineau
- Hewes
- Pallas
- Madame Townsend
- Lunt
- Hassan El Ghazi
- Edward Bancroft
- Betsy
- Nicholson
- George Washington
- Ricot
- Le Duc De Duras
- Houdon
- Langdon
- Saltonstall
Setting & Locations edit
- America
- France
- Paris
- Great Britain
- United States
- Lorient
- London
- New England
- Philadelphia
- New Providence
- Russia
- Texel
- Portsmouth
- Brest
- Europe
- Whitehaven
- Ireland
- Tobago
- Scotland
- Boston
- Denmark
- Virginia
- New York
- General Washington
- Leith
- Alliance
- Netherlands
- Copenhagen
- Amsterdam
- Lafayette
- West Indies
- Spain
- Atlantic
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Ochakov
- Nantes
- North Sea
- Saint Petersburg
- Africa
- Maryland
- South Carolina
- Norway
- Kirkcudbright
- Saratoga
Authors & Contributors edit
- Joseph F. Callo (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 973.35092
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › Revolution & Founding
- Books › History › World › Transportation › Ships
- Books › History › Americas › United States › Colonial Period
- Books › History › Military › Naval
- Books › History › Military › Life & Institutions
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Military & Spies
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Military
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