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John Paul Jones
America's Sailor
By Brager, Bruce L.
- ISBN
- 978-1-93179-884-6
- Publisher
- Greensboro, N.C. : Morgan Reynolds, c2006.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2006
Gr 7-10 Jones is presented here as a -tragically flawed - man who nonetheless possessed an instinctive understanding of naval tactics and the importance of naval power to the newly independent United States. Brager begins with Jones -s Scottish childhood, where he developed a bitter resentment of the British class system. He then traces the man -s career as a commercial seaman, pri...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
