01423cam a2200337 4500 770838690 TxAuBib 20050823120000.0 030122s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2003042411 9780743205832 $26.95 0743205839 $26.95 DLC DLC NjBwBT NMPL TxAuBib Thomas, Evan. John Paul Jones [Book] : sailor, hero, father of the American Navy / Evan Thomas. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2003. x, 383 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Bklst 04/15/2003. LJ 05/01/2003. PW 05/05/2003. Kirkus 03/15/2003. NYT Bk 06/29/2003. 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. 20030710. Eleanor Steele Blocher Endowment Fund. Jones, John Paul 1747-1792. United States Navy Biography. Admirals Biography. United States History 1775-1783, Revolution Naval operations.