The Resource John Paul Jones : sailor, hero, father of the American Navy, Evan Thomas
John Paul Jones : sailor, hero, father of the American Navy, Evan Thomas
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The item John Paul Jones : sailor, hero, father of the American Navy, Evan Thomas represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st trade pbk. ed.
- Extent
- 383 p., [16] p. of plates
- Contents
-
- "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."
- Isbn
- 9780743258043
- Label
- John Paul Jones : sailor, hero, father of the American Navy
- Title
- John Paul Jones
- Title remainder
- sailor, hero, father of the American Navy
- Statement of responsibility
- Evan Thomas
- Subject
-
- Admirals
- Admirals -- United States -- Biography
- American Revolution (1775-1783)
- Biography
- History
- Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792
- 1775 - 1783
- United States
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations
- United States, Navy
- United States, Navy -- Biography
- Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- TWC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1951-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Thomas, Evan
- Dewey number
- 923.573
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E207.J7
- LC item number
- T48 2004
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Jones, John Paul
- Admirals
- United States
- United States
- Jones, John Paul
- United States
- American Revolution (1775-1783)
- Admirals
- United States
- Label
- John Paul Jones : sailor, hero, father of the American Navy, Evan Thomas
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- "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."
- Control code
- ocm56321227
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st trade pbk. ed.
- Extent
- 383 p., [16] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780743258043
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o56321227
- (OCoLC)56321227
- Label
- John Paul Jones : sailor, hero, father of the American Navy, Evan Thomas
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- "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."
- Control code
- ocm56321227
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st trade pbk. ed.
- Extent
- 383 p., [16] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780743258043
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o56321227
- (OCoLC)56321227
Subject
- Admirals
- Admirals -- United States -- Biography
- American Revolution (1775-1783)
- Biography
- History
- Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792
- 1775 - 1783
- United States
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations
- United States, Navy
- United States, Navy -- Biography
- Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792
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