Hero of the high seas John Paul Jones and the American Revolution / [electronic resource] :
by Michael L. Cooper.
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2006.
- 1 online resource (128 p.) : ill., maps.
OSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-126) and index.
Introduction -- The greatest misfortune -- Eve of Revolution -- Building America's first navy -- Problems in Portsmouth -- Captain Jones attacks Britain -- The Bonhomme Richard -- The big battle -- After the battle -- Return to America.
Illustrated by period artwork and photographs of historical artifacts, a biography of John Paul Jones describes how the Scots immigrant served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolution and led his men to victory over the world's greatest sea power.
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Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792 --Juvenile literature. Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792.
United States. Navy --Biography--Juvenile literature.
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