• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: 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
  • Work titles: Life, travels, voyages, and daring engagements of Paul Jones
  • Contributor: Jones, John Paul [Other]; Williamson, Peter [Other]
  • imprint: Hartford: Printed by John Russell, Jr.--State Street. And for sale, wholesale and retail, 1813
  • Published in: Early American Imprints. Series II : Shaw/Shoemaker 1801-1819
  • Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text); 15 cm
  • Language: English
  • Keywords: Jones, John Paul 1747-1792 ; Williamson, Peter 1730-1799 ; United States Navy Biography ; Indentured servants Biography ; Indian captivities ; Indians of North America Massacres ; Kidnapping ; Privateering ; United States History French and Indian War, 1755-1763 Personal narratives ; United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Naval operations
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  • Footnote: "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
    Caption title: The interesting life, travels, voyages, &c. of Paul Jones
    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
    Running title: Life of Paul Jones
    Shaw & Shoemaker, 28951
    The life of John Paul Jones "chiefly written by himself" (p. [3])
    Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 758