Sailing Under John Paul Jones

<p> Connecticut privateer Nathaniel Fanning (1755-1805) was captured by the British during the Revolutionary War. Upon his release he joined the Continental Navy and sailed as a midshipman under Admiral John Paul Jones during his most famous battles. Fanning later obtained his own command sailing from French ports to prey upon British warships.</p><p> This new edition of Fanning's memoir--first published in 1806--provides a vivid account of wartime peril and hardship at sea and a first-hand character study of Jones as an apparent tyrant and narcissist. Vocabulary spelling and narrative style have changed in the more than two centuries since Fanning's chronicle and some details clash with historical and geographical data. The editor has updated and annotated the text for modern readers but attempted to retain much of the original memoir's style.</p>