TY - BOOK AU - Cooper,James Fenimore TI - The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea AV - PS PY - 2005/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Historical fiction KW - Sea stories KW - War stories KW - United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations -- Fiction N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilot:_A_Tale_of_the_Sea; Release date is 2005-04-01; Text file produced by Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany Vergon, Marvin A. Hodges, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea" by James Fenimore Cooper is a historical novel published in 1824. Set during the American Revolution, it follows a mysterious naval pilot—the legendary John Paul Jones—as he leads Continental Navy missions along England's treacherous coastline. His true identity and loyalties remain shrouded in secrecy as battles, betrayals, and daring sea chases unfold. Romance intertwines with warfare through characters caught between love and duty. Often considered the first American nautical novel, this adventure classic blends authentic maritime detail with Revolutionary War intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7974 ER -