Project Gutenberg 2013-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 71 Fraser, Chelsea Curtis 1876 22016373 The Story of John Paul Jones Famous Americans for young readers. E-text prepared by Sandra Eder, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "The Story of John Paul Jones" by Chelsea Curtis Fraser is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative explores the dramatic life of John Paul Jones, a notable sea captain in American history, known for his daring exploits during the American Revolutionary War. This work is aimed at younger readers, outlining Jones's journey from his beginnings in Scotland to becoming a key figure in establishing the United States Navy. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Johnnie Paul, a young boy from Arbigland, Scotland, who has a natural affinity for the sea. The narrative recounts an incident during a storm where he skillfully maneuvers his small boat back to safety, showcasing his burgeoning talent as a sailor. Following this event, he meets James Younger, a ship-owning merchant who recognizes John's potential and offers him a chance to apprentice on a vessel bound for America. This opening sets the stage for Johnnie’s transformation into John Paul Jones, ultimately leading to his legendary status in naval history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42864/42864-h/images/cover.jpg en Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792 E201 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 224093 223870 2024-09-18T05:34:46.412765 2023-09-18T13:54:01.945643 text/html text/html 221777 2013-06-03T09:13:18 text/html 803988 2013-06-03T09:16:48 text/html application/zip 915105 2024-09-18T05:34:50.291765 application/epub+zip 917079 2024-09-18T05:34:47.111777 application/epub+zip 154306 2024-09-18T05:34:46.749763 application/epub+zip 1000958 2024-09-18T05:34:52.981726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 977588 2024-09-18T05:34:49.939752 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215643 2022-09-19T14:53:28.618371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207755 207570 2024-09-18T05:34:45.964757 2023-09-18T13:54:01.546645 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 207333 2013-06-03T09:10:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 80827 2013-06-03T09:10:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 207340 2013-06-03T09:10:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80818 2013-06-03T09:10:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19785 2024-09-18T05:34:53.118714 application/rdf+xml 17928 2024-09-18T05:34:46.831749 image/jpeg 1901 2024-09-18T05:34:46.791753 image/jpeg 803940 2024-09-18T05:34:46.447750 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog