Tag: Frank H. Rathbun

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Captain John Peck Rathbun, Revolutionary War Naval Hero and Man of the Sea

BOOK REVIEW: Captain John Peck Rathbun, Revolutionary War Naval Hero & Man of the Sea by Frank H. Rathbun (privately published, 2022) John Paul Jones understandably dominates the field when it comes to full-length biographies of Continental Navy commanders. However, there is an excellent biography of the very worthy John Barry by Tim McGrath, and a […]

by Christian McBurney