01937cam a2200373 i 4500 1003762403 TxAuBib 20231009120000.0 040819t20042003||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780743258043 0743258045 (OCoLC)56321227 TxAuBib rda Thomas, Evan, 1951- John Paul Jones [PB] : sailor, hero, father of the American Navy / Evan Thomas. First trade paperback edition. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2004. ©2003. 383 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "My desire for fame is infinite" -- "You meet a gentleman" -- "That great misfortune" -- "Proof of madness" -- "Determined at all hazards" -- "Delicate notions of honor" -- "A rash thing" -- "Officer of fine feelings" -- "Lay it in ashes" -- "We've got her now!" -- "No sooner seen than lost" -- "Caressed by all the world" -- "The gale still increasing" -- "Cover him with kisses" -- "Conquer or die" -- "The ghost of himself" -- "Envy of the world.". Traces the naval hero's modest Scottish origins, the circumstances that brought him to America under a charge of murder and a false name, his sea battle achievements, and his acclaim by such figures as Washington, Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin. 20231009. Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792. United States Navy Biography. Admirals United States Biography. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Naval operations. Biographies. fast History. fast Biographies. lcgft