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Robson Books Ltd. Very Good/Very Good. 2004. Hard Cover. 8vo 1861056214 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth with bright giltr titling on spine. No ownership marks 266 pages clean and tight.. John Paul Jones (1747-92) was an argumentative, highly original Scottish seaman. At sea from the age of 12 he commanded slave ships and merchant ships until, following a murder charge, he fled to America. In the War of Independence he was the only rebel to land on English soil, attempting to fire Whitehaven Harbour, off Flamborough Head. With thousands watching, he captured an English flagship. In his adventurous career he was knighted by Louis XVI, made an Admiral by Catherine the Great, awarded the Congress Gold Medal for Valour by George Washington. In America he is often regarded as the founder of the US Navy. Controversies about this, and about his difficult, pugnacious nature, are the main themes of this story of adventure, violence, disappointments and triumphs in the era of the…
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- Title John Paul Jones
- Author Peter Vansittart
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 266
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Robson Books, London
- Date May 2004
- ISBN 9781861056214 / 1861056214
- Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 9.44 x 6.44 x 1.05 in (23.98 x 16.36 x 2.67 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005412744
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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