True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 38
his is how he became one.While the ship in which he was sailing was in the middle ofthe Atlantic Ocean, a terrible fever broke out. The captain JOHN PAUL JONES 3S died. The mate, who comes next to the captain, died; all ofthe sailors were sick, and some of them died There was noone who knew about… … JOHN PAUL JONES AS A SAILOR BOY. John Paul had a brother living in Virginia, on the banks ofthe Rappahannock River. This is the same river besidewhich George Washington lived when he was a boy. JohnPaul visited his brother several times while he was sailing onhis voyages, and he liked the country…
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