John Paul Jones and the birth of the American Navy / Sarah Crickard.
Material type:![Text](/opac-tmpl/lib/famfamfam/BK.png)
- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781499417623
- 1499417624
- 9781499417593
- 1499417594
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | Children's Biography | Jones, J. C928 | Available | 33111008380053 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
John Paul Jones is remembered as the first hero of the young American Navy. He raided the British coast during the American Revolution, capturing or sinking more than forty enemy ships in one of the greatest naval battles in our nation's military history. Readers will enjoy this thrilling account of the birth and growth of the American Navy, brought to life through engaging text, rich color photos, and primary source materials.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Early life in Scotland -- A boy goes to sea -- Becoming a captain -- Becoming John Paul Jones -- The beginning of the American Revolution -- Sailing and fighting for the Continental Navy -- Invading England -- "I have not yet begun to fight" -- Winning the war and glory -- Glossary.