Cyrus Townsend Brady

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Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer

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Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer by Cyrus Townsend Brady

By the World Forgot

Literature

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By the World Forgot by Cyrus Townsend Brady

A Little Traitor to the South / A War Time Comedy with a Tragic Interlude

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A Little Traitor to the South / A War Time Comedy with a Tragic Interlude by Cyrus Townsend Brady

Commodore Paul Jones

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5.0

In preparing this work I began, I admit, with an ardent admiration for John Paul Jones, born of long study of his career. I have endeavored, however, so far as possible, to lay aside my preconceived opinions and predisposition in his favor, and I have conscientiously gone over the immense mass of material bearing upon him, de novo, in an attempt to be absolutely and strictly impartial. Perhaps I have not altogether succeeded, but if it be found that I have erred in Jones' favor, I shall be glad that I have followed the impulses of affection rather than those of depreciation. I have not, I trust, been blind to the faults in the character of the great sailor, nor to the mistakes he committed, nor to the wrongdoings in his career to which I have called attention; but, in spite of these things, which I have most reluctantly recorded, I am happy that renewed investigation, careful study, and much thought have only endeared him the more to me. I lay down the pen with a higher respect, with a more affectionate regard, with a greater admiration for him than ever.