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I Have Not yet Begun to Fight

A Story about John Paul Jones

I Have Not yet Begun to Fight( )
Author: Alphin, Arthur B.
Alphin, Elaine Marie
Illustrator: Casale, Paul
Series title:Creative Minds Biographies Ser.
ISBN:978-1-57505-780-4
Publication Date:Jan 2004
Publisher:Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint:Carolrhoda Books
Book Format:Ebook
List Price:USD $22.65
Book Description:

The Father of the U.S. Navy, John Paul Jones spent most of his lifetime trying to prove his ideas about naval tactics and training. Born in Scotland, he chose a life of adventure as a sea captain. He commanded cargo ships before settling in America and becoming an officer in the newly formed Continental Navy. Through persistence, training, and sheer nerve, Jones fought against the formidable British Navy and helped America win its freedom.

Author Biography
Alphin, Arthur B. (Author)
Elain Marie Alphin was born in 1955 in San Francisco, California. She attended Rice University and upon graduation she received a Watson Research Fellowship, a grant given to graduating college seniors to fund independent study and travel outside the United States. She spent the next year in England, doing research for a novel she was writing about Richard III and his murder of his nephews. She turned her research into a novel for middle-grade readers entitled, Tournament of Time. Her other novels includeded Ghost Cadet, Picture Perfect, The Perfect Shot, and Simon Says. She won the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery and was named a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers for the novel Counterfeit Son. She died on August 19, 2014 at age 58.

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