Armstrong Sperry - John Paul Jones: The Pirate Patriot

GEORGE WASHINGTON

Commander of the Colonial Army and later first President to the United States.

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2016 Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc.

Original text 1953 Mrs. Armstrong Sperry

Additional material 2006 Flying Point Press

Maps Richard Thompson, Creative Freelancers, Inc.

First published in 1953 by Random House as John Paul Jones: Fighting Sailor. This edition published in 2016 by Voyageur Press, an imprint of Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc., 400 First Avenue North, Suite 400, Minneapolis, MN 55401 USA. Telephone: (612) 344-8100 Fax: (612) 344-8692

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Digital edition: 978-0-76035-252-6

Softcover edition: 978-0-76035-230-4

Library of Congress Control Number: 2016946038

Series Design: B. Middleworth

Series Creative Director: Laura Drew

Page Layout: B. Middleworth

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A WORD TO THE READER

In the interest of brevity, I have invented the character called Jared Folger. He is a composite of the many loyal and efficient officers who served in numerous ships commanded by John Paul Jones.

With this exception, the people and events in this story follow the known facts.

Armstrong Sperry

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