OF POPULAR STERLING LITERATURE. 



The Life of Paul Jones. 



BY ALEXANDER SLIDELL MACKENZIE, U.S. N. 

 2 vols. 12mo, Portrait, Muslin, extra gilt, 81 00. 



The history of the naval adventures and victories of Paul Jones forms one 

 of the most romantic chapters in the record of great deeds, and can not fail 

 to attract general and ardent attention, since it relates to the very beginning 

 of the American navy. Commercial Advertiser. 



The various biographies of Paul Jones now extant have been carefully 

 searched by Mr. Mackenzie; as also the log books of Jones's various cruiz- 

 es and papers in possession of his heirs, with a view to procure a full an<* 

 authentic collection of facts and incidents for the present work. Thus in 

 dustriously compiled and stored, and that by au able hand, this edition must 

 necessarily, as it does, possess considerable merit. Philadelphia Chronicle 



Paul Jones will always be regarded as one of the most daring and gallant 

 heroes who ever made the ocean the theater of their exploits. Such a 

 name can never be forgotten by Americans, nor can the services which he 

 rendered to the cause of American liberty, in its infant struggles, ever pass 

 into oblivion. No better biographer for such a character could have been 

 found than Captain Mackenzie. Familiar with all the details of seaman- 

 ship, possessing the same bold patriotism which made the career of his hero 

 so illustrious, and being an accomplished and vigorous writer, he has given 

 us a most admirable biography. Courier and Enquirer. 



This is a capital American biography, of an American naval hero, scarcely 

 less renowned and no less gallant and gifted with an heroic spirit than Nel- 

 son, the great British admiral. There is scarcely a more stirring life in 

 the whole compass of literature than that of Jones ; and the important part 

 he played in giving force and almost life itself to the American navy, then 

 in its earliest infancy, renders his history peculiarly interesting and attract 

 ive. No man certainly ever performed more gallant exploits, and few have 

 rendered more important service to the cause of freedom than he. Many 

 of his actions for bravery, skill, and the performance of almost incredible 

 deeds, by apparently the most inadequate njeans, are scarcely rivalled by 

 any thing in the records of naval history. His life should be familiar to 

 American readers; and in the elegant, forcible, and graphic style of Com- 

 mander Mackenzie it can not fail to be universally read. True Sun. 



We are elad to see the life of this celebrated man by one competent to 

 write it. His adventures border so much on the marvelous that one is glad 

 to be sure of reading only what is authentic, and that written in a style and 

 language becoming the subject. There is a good moral lesson conveyed in 

 this life of Paul Jones. Christian Advocate and Journal. 



The name and achievements of Paul Jones are indissolubly connected 

 with American history; and his renowned deeds, which made him the ter- 

 ror of the coast of Britain, are among the most romantic in the annals ot 

 naval warfare, and impart to this work the highest interest. This is the 

 most complete and authentic biography of Commodore Jones ever published, 

 as all accessible materials have been collected, and are used by Commander 

 Mackenzie with the ability and tact which he possesses as an 'accomplished 

 scholar and an officer, accomplishments which peculiarly qualify him to 

 write naval biography. A fine portrait of this true naval hero will be found 

 in the first volume. Baltimore American. 



We have read it with some care, and compared it with other biographies, 

 and think it greatly superior to any yet published. It contains a full nar- 

 rative of all the important events in Jones's eventful career, and yet is less 

 voluminous than previous works. Highland Courier. 



