John Edward Jennings (1906-1973) was an American historical novelist, author of many best-selling novels of American history and seagoing adventure. He also wrote several nonfiction books on history.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York and studied engineering and literature at Columbia University. He had his first experience of seafaring at age 19 as a hand aboard a tramp steamer in the Black Sea and eastern Mediterranean. In World War II he served as a lieutenant commander in the US Navy and was the head of the US Naval Aviation History Unit.
AOS Other Nautical Fiction
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Chronicle of the Calypso, Clipper |
The Maiden voyage of the clipper ship Calypso, as it races the Wolfhound round Cape Horn |
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The Wind in His Fists |
An Irish farmboy sentenced to the galleys in Spain ends up a Barbary pirate |
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Tattered Ensign |
The Story of America's Most Famous Fighting Frigate, U.S.S. Constitution |
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Clipper Ship Days |
The Golden Age of American Sailing Ships |
Modern Era Naval Fiction
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The Raider |
The story of the German light cruiser Emden |
