Project Gutenberg 2013-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 165 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 Reading ease score: 66.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792 E201 Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Biographies Category: History - American 223987 2025-07-17T09:43:31.837544 text/html 201253 2024-10-23T16:09:08 text/html 914916 2025-07-17T09:43:35.365476 application/epub+zip 916784 2025-07-17T09:43:32.490486 application/epub+zip 154058 2025-07-17T09:43:32.157500 application/epub+zip 1000403 2025-07-17T09:43:37.744446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 977130 2025-07-17T09:43:35.027461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215643 2022-09-19T14:53:28.618371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207570 2023-09-18T13:54:01.546645 text/plain 187659 2024-10-23T16:09:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16188 2025-07-17T09:43:37.871440 application/rdf+xml 17928 2025-07-17T09:43:32.228443 image/jpeg 1901 2025-07-17T09:43:32.193455 image/jpeg 803833 2025-07-17T09:43:31.871531 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia