Fanning's narrative

Sailing under John Paul Jones : the memoir of Continental Navy midshipman Nathaniel Fanning, 1778-1783 / Nathaniel Fanning ; edited by Louis Arthur Norton.

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]

viii, 171 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

"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. 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."-- Provided by publisher.

Memoir of Continental Navy midshipman Nathaniel Fanning, 1778-1783

English

February 24, 2020

Includes bibliographical references and index.