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John Paul Jones: America's Best Known Naval Commander - Episode 72
John Paul Jones is perhaps America’s best-known naval commander.
Blessed with a strategic mind and the bravado to attack British ships off the American coastline, he contributed greatly to America’s independence.
He was known for his dogged determination to beat the odds – a trait for which he has been rewarded with a seven-word quote often attributed to him, but more likely distilled – by historians – from his actual words. But it doesn’t matter, and it’s all explained in the following story.
Then, after the Revolutionary War, America’s Navy was disbanded due to a lack of funds, and Jones ended up in France where he died – in a hotel room – alone – at the age of forty-five.
Stories from History’s Dust Bin is a 3-volume set of historical short stories. These are the nuggets of gold that had fallen by the wayside… the little known and unusual. Many of these gems were destined to be forever lost until they were collected, dusted off and brought back to life by author Wayne Winterton.
Each podcast episode features one of over 450 short stories from either Winterton’s Award-Winning Stories from Dust Bin series* or the companion volume, From Ace to Zamboni: 101 More Dust Bin Stories, as narrated by either the author or his son, William, or daughter, Jana.
If you enjoy today’s episode, please leave us 5 stars and a glowing review on iTunes! And if you don’t want to wait a whole week to hear another story from the Dust Bin, consider picking up the books on Amazon (either downloadable or good ol’ fashioned ink and paper).
The Entire History’s Dust Bin Collection Is Available On Amazon: https://amzn.to/3bDrip4
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By Wayne Winterton, Ph.D.John Paul Jones is perhaps America’s best-known naval commander.
Blessed with a strategic mind and the bravado to attack British ships off the American coastline, he contributed greatly to America’s independence.
He was known for his dogged determination to beat the odds – a trait for which he has been rewarded with a seven-word quote often attributed to him, but more likely distilled – by historians – from his actual words. But it doesn’t matter, and it’s all explained in the following story.
Then, after the Revolutionary War, America’s Navy was disbanded due to a lack of funds, and Jones ended up in France where he died – in a hotel room – alone – at the age of forty-five.
Stories from History’s Dust Bin is a 3-volume set of historical short stories. These are the nuggets of gold that had fallen by the wayside… the little known and unusual. Many of these gems were destined to be forever lost until they were collected, dusted off and brought back to life by author Wayne Winterton.
Each podcast episode features one of over 450 short stories from either Winterton’s Award-Winning Stories from Dust Bin series* or the companion volume, From Ace to Zamboni: 101 More Dust Bin Stories, as narrated by either the author or his son, William, or daughter, Jana.
If you enjoy today’s episode, please leave us 5 stars and a glowing review on iTunes! And if you don’t want to wait a whole week to hear another story from the Dust Bin, consider picking up the books on Amazon (either downloadable or good ol’ fashioned ink and paper).
The Entire History’s Dust Bin Collection Is Available On Amazon: https://amzn.to/3bDrip4