John paul jones brief biography of princess
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The life of John Paul Jones,
written from original letters and manuscripts in possession of his relatives, and from the collection prepared by John Henry Sherburne. Together with Chevalier Jones' own account of the campaign of the Liman.
Edited and compiled by James Otis [pseud.]
Description
- Main Author
- Otis, James, 1848-1912.
- Related Names
- Sherburne, John Henry, 1794-1850?
- Language(s)
- English
- Published
- New York, Grosset & Dunlap [c1900]
- Subjects
- Jones, John Paul, > Jones, John Paul, / 1747-1792.
Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792. - Physical Description
- xi, 407 p. front. 22 cm.
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The life and character of John Paul Jones, a captain in the United States Navy, during the Revolutionary War /
by John Henry Sherburne.
Description
- Published
- New York : Adriance, Sherman & Co., 1851.
- Note
- First edition, Washington, 1825.
A digital reproduction made from a copy held by the University of Michigan is available from the University of Michigan's Making of America Web site. - Physical Description
- 408 p. : facsim., port. ; 22 cm.
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