Armstrong Sperry
Author
Series
Nonpareil book volume 35
Publisher
D.R. Godine
Pub. Date
1984, ©1935
Description
When his father loses his fortune, a boy is taken on by a famous shipbuilder and eventually makes a maiden, record-breaking trip around Cape Horn on the "Flying Cloud."
Author
Series
Landmark books volume 39
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1953], 2006
Description
Called a pirate by the British and a patriot by the Americans, John Paul Jones was an accused murderer, a hero, and the father of the American Navy. Revisit Jones's bloodiest battleles and witness this controversial hero's rallying cry.