PREFACE
ILLUSTRATIONS
THE STORY OF JOHN PAUL JONES
I
THE STORM
II
THE LAND ACROSS THE SEA
III
THE YOUNG SAILOR
IV
THE YOUNG PLANTER
V
THE BIRTH OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY
VI
RAISING THE FIRST AMERICAN FLAG
VII
AN INGLORIOUS CRUISE
VIII
THE YOUNG CAPTAIN
IX
ABOARD THE "RANGER"
X
IN THE ENEMY'S OWN WATERS
XI
OUTWITTING THE "DRAKE"
XII
THE QUEER CONDUCT OF CAPTAIN LANDAIS
XIII
FIGHTING FRIEND AND FOE
FIGHT BETWEEN THE SERAPIS AND THE BON HOMME RICHARD From a rare print
BOARDING THE SERAPIS From a rare print
XIV
DIPLOMACY AND SOCIETY
XV
AND THE LAST
PAUL JONES'S LAST BURIAL Midshipman escorting the casket to its final resting place, in Annapolis, April 24th, 1906
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