John Paul Jones

This is the true life story of the adventurous Scottish gardeners son, John Paul, who became Americas greatest naval hero, John Paul Jones. British midshipman, African slaver, travelling actor, merchant captain, accused of murder and suspected of freebootingthis was John Paul. Captain in Washingtons Continental Navy, raider of the British coasts and victor in one of historys most desperate naval battles, lion of the French court and beloved by beautiful women, Russian admiral under Catherine the Great, and dead at 45, neglected by his adopted United States, his very grave lost for a hundred yearsthat was John Paul Jones.