This is the digital edition of John S.C. Abbott’s ‘The Life and Adventures of Rear Admiral John Paul Jones’ first published in 1874.
John Paul Jones (July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish sailor and the United States' first well-known naval fighter in the American Revolutionary War. Although he made enemies among America's political elites, his actions in British waters during the Revolution earned him an international reputation which persists to this day. As such he is sometimes referred to as the "Father of the United States Navy".
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
PREFACE
CHAPTER I. The Early Life of John Paul Jones
CHAPTER II. The Infant Navy
CHAPTER III. Bearding the British Lion
CHAPTER IV. Captain Jones at Nantes and at Brest
CHAPTER V. Cruise of the Bon Homme Richard
CHAPTER VI. The Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis
CHAPTER VII. Result of the Victory
CHAPTER VIII. Commodore Jones at Court
CHAPTER IX. The Mutiny of Landais
CHAPTER X. The Return to America
CHAPTER XL The War Ended
CHAPTER XII. The Difficulties of Diplomacy
CHAPTER XIII. Mission to Denmark
CHAPTER XIV. The Russian Campaign
CHAPTER XV. Adventures in the Black Sea
CHAPTER XVI. Retirement and Death
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