ARP180 John Paul Jones Raids Whitehaven

<p>Escaping from the law, Captain John Paul finds his way to America, changes his name to Jones, and after the Revolution begins, joins the Continental Navy.  He overcomes many frustrations to bring a naval ship to France.  From there, his ship raids the English shore and captures the Drake.</p> <p>Visit my site at <a href='https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2020/12/episode-180-john-paul-jones-raids.html'>https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com</a> for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic.</p> <p>Book Recommendation of the Week: <a href='https://www.amazon.com/dp/0743205839/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=amrevpodcast-20&linkId=0d196842170f23d565bb0b78a7140495&language=en_US'>John Paul Jones: Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy</a>, by Evan Thomas.</p> <p>Online Recommendation of the Week: Memoirs of Rear-Admiral Paul Jones, Vol 1: <a href='https://archive.org/details/vol1memoirsofrea00jone'>https://archive.org/details/vol1memoirsofrea00jone</a></p> <p>& Vol 2: <a href='https://archive.org/details/vol2memoirsofrea00jone'>https://archive.org/details/vol2memoirsofrea00jone</a></p> <p>Follow the podcast on Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/AmRevPodcast'>@AmRevPodcast</a></p> <p>Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271'>https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271</a></p> <p>Enter our raffle by joining the podcast mail list: <a href='https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy'>https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy</a></p> <p>Support this podcast on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15621839'>Patreon</a> or via <a href='http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast'>PayPal</a>.</p> <p>Find more books at <a href='https://bookshop.org/shop/arp'>https://bookshop.org/shop/arp</a></p>