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Describes the life of John Paul Jones, who served in America's navy during the Revolutionary War and is remembered for saying, "I have not yet begun to fight.".

Presents a biography of Sir Francis Drake, first English explorer to circumnavigate the globe.

A biography of Sir Francis Drake, focusing on his activities as a pirate and slave trader, which made him a hero in England, but earned him the name of the Dragon by the Spanish.

Presents a biography of John Paul Jones, the great naval hero of the American Revolution.

Traces the journeys and discoveries of Sir Francis Drake and other sixteenth-century mariners.

A biography of the sixteenth-century English sea captain Sir Francis Drake, who is famous for his voyage around the world, his raids against the Spanish, and his defeat of the Spanish Armada.

A biography of the teacher, inventor, and computer pioneer who worked with the world's first computers.

Describes the life and adventures of the seaman who was the first Englishman to sail around the world.

A brief biography of John Paul Jones, stressing his naval career and activities during the Revolutionary War.

Traces the career and early life of the Scottish-born sea captain who, after killing a mutineer, sailed to America, where he became a hero of the Revolution and founded the United States Navy.