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The Life, travels, voyages, and daring engagements of Paul Jones. : Containing numerous anecdotes of undaunted courage. : To which is added The life and adventures of Peter Williamson, who was kidnapped when an infant, from his native place, Aberdeen, and sold for a slave in America.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 28951.
- Standardized Title:
- Life, travels, voyages, and daring engagements of Paul Jones.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792.
- Jones, John Paul.
- Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799.
- Williamson, Peter.
- United States. Navy--Biography.
- United States.
- United States. Navy.
- Indians of North America.
- Massacres.
- Indentured servants.
- Privateering.
- Kidnapping.
- Indentured servants--Biography.
- Indians of North America--Massacres.
- Indian captivities.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations.
- History.
- Sea control.
- United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Personal narratives.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Personal narratives.
- Juvenile literature -- 1813.
- Captivity narratives.
- Publishers' advertisements -- Connecticut -- Hartford.
- Advertisements -- Bookbinding.
- Physical Description:
- 106 pages ; 15 cm
- Other Title:
- The interesting life, travels, voyages, &c. of Paul Jones.
- Life of Paul Jones.
- Place of Publication:
- Hartford: : Printed by John Russell, Jr.--State Street. And for sale, wholesale and retail., 1813.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Caption title: The interesting life, travels, voyages, &c. of Paul Jones.
- Running title: Life of Paul Jones.
- The life of John Paul Jones "chiefly written by himself" (p. [3]).
- Cover imprint varies: Hartford: Published by W.S. Marsh, and for sale at his book-store & bindery, Main-Street. 1813. John Russell, Jr. printer--State-Street.
- "Life and adventures of Peter Williamson."--p. [50]-106. Apparently by Peter Williamson.
- "W.S. Marsh, has just published, and offers for sale, wholesale and retail, The life of General Washington, with corrections and additions. Likewise offers for sale, a general assortment of school books, with a great quantity of toys, and small books for the amusement of children. Book-binding executed in all its various branches. Hartford, October, 13, 1813."--advertisement, back cover.
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 28951).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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