Embellishing John Paul Jone's early naval intrigues, Nicastro preserves the true spirit of a mercurial and moody hero. His tale bucks and careens as Jones thwarts a mutiny, is spurned by the woman he most desires, tyrannizes his crew, and fights a knuckle-biting duel at dawn.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Jones, John Paul,1747-1792
Jones, John Paul,1747-1792.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Military operations, Naval.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Naval operations, Fiction.