John Paul Jones: a sailor's biography

The barefoot boy of Arbigland, 1747-1760.

Apprentice seaman to naval lieutenant, 1760-1775.

Earliest service in the Continental Navy, December 1775-April 1776.

First independent commands, May-December 1776.

Promotion and the new Navy, December 1776-June 1777.

Ranger and her maiden voyage, July-December 1777.

From the Loire to the Solway, December 1777- April 1778.

The raid on St. Mary's Isle, 23 April 1778.

Drake captured and cruise ends, April-May 1778.

In irons, May 1778-February 1779.

The Bonhomme Richard squadron, November 1778-August 1779.

A mad cruise, August-September 1779.

The Battle of Flamborough Head, 23 September 1779.

Aftermath of battle, 25 September-31 December 1779.

Pinnacle of fame, 1780.

Alliance and Ariel, June 1780-February 1781.

America gained and lost, February 1781-November 1783.

Autumn of the Old Reþþgime, 1783-1788.

New York and Denmark, 1787-1788.

Kontradmiral Pavel Ivanovich Jones, 1788-1789.

The empty wineskin, 1789-1792.

Appendices: Illegitimate birth ; Alleged Selkirk blood ; Was John Paul Jones ever in the Royal Navy? ; Piracy, smuggling and play-acting ; How did "John Jones" reach Virginia from Tobago? ; Jones and American flag ; Buell's fabrications.