Author: John S C Abbott
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
ISBN: 9781646792405
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
"Admiral John Paul Jones had his faults. Who has not? But on the whole he was one of nature's noblemen. His energies were sincerely and intensely devoted to the good of humanity; He was ambitious. But it was a noble ambition, to make his life sublime. He was a man of pure lips and of unblemished life. His chosen friends were the purest, the most exalted, the best of men. He had no low vices." --John S.C. Abbott, Preface, 1874 American historian John S.C. Abbott wrote The Life and Adventures of Rear-Admiral John Paul Jones--Commonly called Paul Jones (1874) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series. John Paul Jones (1747-1792) became an American naval hero in the American Revolutionary War after his victory over British ships of war off the east coast of England in 1779. Jones was also known as the "Father of the American Navy."
The Life and Adventures of Rear-Admiral John Paul Jones, Illustrated
Author: John S C Abbott
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
ISBN: 9781646792405
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
"Admiral John Paul Jones had his faults. Who has not? But on the whole he was one of nature's noblemen. His energies were sincerely and intensely devoted to the good of humanity; He was ambitious. But it was a noble ambition, to make his life sublime. He was a man of pure lips and of unblemished life. His chosen friends were the purest, the most exalted, the best of men. He had no low vices." --John S.C. Abbott, Preface, 1874 American historian John S.C. Abbott wrote The Life and Adventures of Rear-Admiral John Paul Jones--Commonly called Paul Jones (1874) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series. John Paul Jones (1747-1792) became an American naval hero in the American Revolutionary War after his victory over British ships of war off the east coast of England in 1779. Jones was also known as the "Father of the American Navy."
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
ISBN: 9781646792405
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
"Admiral John Paul Jones had his faults. Who has not? But on the whole he was one of nature's noblemen. His energies were sincerely and intensely devoted to the good of humanity; He was ambitious. But it was a noble ambition, to make his life sublime. He was a man of pure lips and of unblemished life. His chosen friends were the purest, the most exalted, the best of men. He had no low vices." --John S.C. Abbott, Preface, 1874 American historian John S.C. Abbott wrote The Life and Adventures of Rear-Admiral John Paul Jones--Commonly called Paul Jones (1874) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series. John Paul Jones (1747-1792) became an American naval hero in the American Revolutionary War after his victory over British ships of war off the east coast of England in 1779. Jones was also known as the "Father of the American Navy."
Life of Rear-Admiral John Paul Jones, Chevalier of the Military Order of Merit, and of the Russian Order of St. Anne, Etc., Etc
Author: John Paul Jones
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Life of Rear-Admiral John Paul Jones, Chevalier of the Military Order of Merit, and of the Russian Order of St. Anne, &c., &c
John Paul Jones
Author: Joseph F Callo
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612510167
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Winner of the Samuel Eliot Morrison Award for Excellence in Naval Literature. 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, something not done by previous biographers, and explains what drove him to his achievements. At the same time, Admiral Joseph Callo fully examines Jones's dramatic military achievements—including his improbable victory off Flamborough Head in the Continental ship Bonhomme Richard—but in the context of the times rather than as stand-alone events. The book also looks at some interesting but lesser-known aspects of Jones's naval career, including his relationships with such civilian leaders as Benjamin Franklin. How Jones handled those often-difficult dealings, Callo maintains, contributed to the nation's concept of civilian control of the military. Suggesting that Jones might well be the first U.S. apostle of sea power, the author also focuses on the fact that Jones was the first serving American naval officer who emphasized the role naval power would play in the rise of the United States as a global power. Another neglected aspect of Jones's career that gets attention and analysis is his brief tour in the Russian navy, a revealing chapter of his life that has been underreported in the two hundred years since Jones's death. Rather than looking at Jones in a rearview mirror, Callo illuminates how this unique naval hero is linked to the nation's present and future. As a result, he gives us a sea saga that tells much about our own lives and times.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612510167
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Winner of the Samuel Eliot Morrison Award for Excellence in Naval Literature. 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, something not done by previous biographers, and explains what drove him to his achievements. At the same time, Admiral Joseph Callo fully examines Jones's dramatic military achievements—including his improbable victory off Flamborough Head in the Continental ship Bonhomme Richard—but in the context of the times rather than as stand-alone events. The book also looks at some interesting but lesser-known aspects of Jones's naval career, including his relationships with such civilian leaders as Benjamin Franklin. How Jones handled those often-difficult dealings, Callo maintains, contributed to the nation's concept of civilian control of the military. Suggesting that Jones might well be the first U.S. apostle of sea power, the author also focuses on the fact that Jones was the first serving American naval officer who emphasized the role naval power would play in the rise of the United States as a global power. Another neglected aspect of Jones's career that gets attention and analysis is his brief tour in the Russian navy, a revealing chapter of his life that has been underreported in the two hundred years since Jones's death. Rather than looking at Jones in a rearview mirror, Callo illuminates how this unique naval hero is linked to the nation's present and future. As a result, he gives us a sea saga that tells much about our own lives and times.
Life of Rear-Admiral John Paul Jones
Author: John Paul Jones
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
The Life and Character of John Paul Jones, a Captain in the United States Navy
Author: John Henry Sherburne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Life of Rear Admiral John Paul Jones
Author: John Paul Jones
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385527910
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385527910
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Life of John Paul Jones
Author: John Stevens Cabot Abbott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The Life and Adventures of Rear-Admiral John Paul Jones, Commonly Called Paul Jones
Author: John Stevens Cabot Abbott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Life and Character of the Chevalier John Paul Jones
Author: John Henry Sherburne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description