Heroes of the Navy in America

Heroes of the Navy in America
Author: Charles Morris
Publisher: Palala Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2016-05-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781355547525

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John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones
Author: Evan Thomas
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2010-06-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1451603991

The New York Times bestseller from master biographer Evan Thomas brings to life the tumultuous story of the father of the American Navy. John Paul Jones, at sea and in the heat of the battle, was the great American hero of the Age of Sail. He was to history what Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey and C.S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower are to fiction. Ruthless, indomitable, clever; he vowed to sail, as he put it, “in harm’s way.” Evan Thomas’s minute-by-minute re-creation of the bloodbath between Jones’s Bonhomme Richard and the British man-of-war Serapis off the coast of England on an autumn night in 1779 is as gripping a sea battle as can be found in any novel. Drawing on Jones’s correspondence with some of the most significant figures of the American Revolution—John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson—Thomas’s biography teaches us that it took fighters as well as thinkers, men driven by dreams of personal glory as well as high-minded principle, to break free of the past and start a new world. Jones’s spirit was classically American.

Four American Naval Heroes

Four American Naval Heroes
Author: Mabel Borton Beebe
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2022-08-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

As one can conclude from the title, 'Four American Naval Heroes' is a book intended to highlight several naval officers who are considered by the authors to have played their part in the discovery of the regions that make up today's United States through their service. These individuals are: Paul Jones, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Farragut, and Admiral Dewey.

The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes

The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes
Author: James Russell Soley
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2022-06-13
Genre: History
ISBN:

"The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes" by James Russell Soley is a historical text aimed for anyone who has ever fallen in love with naval history, American naval history in particular. As a naval historian, Soley recounts feats of bravery in a way that could only be described as cinematic to modern readers. While there may be some liberties taken in the book, it is, by all accounts, a very accurate portrayal of being a young man in the army, with all its adventures and turmoils that will grip readers until the very end.

Heroes of the US Navy

Heroes of the US Navy
Author: Mark J. Harasymiw
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2012-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1433972514

Since the US navy began, with only a few ships, it has grown into one of the most respected fleets in the world. On the seas and in the air, navy heroes have served the country courageously and performed some of the most daring operations of any military branch. Readers will marvel at stories, such as the Taffy 3 unit's heroism during World War II and Michael Murphy's actions in Afghanistan. Historical photographs accompany each account, engaging readers at all levels.