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The article discusses the U.S. naval officer John Paul Jones, focusing on his portrayal throughout history as both a U.S. Revolutionary War hero and a pirate. Other topics include Jones's influence in developing the uniform for the U.S. Navy, depictions of Jones in books including "The Pilot" by James Fenimore Cooper, "The Pirate" by Walter Scott, and "Captain Paul" by Alexandre Dumas, and the use of clothing in the writing of Herman Melville to depict the homespun nature of national mythology.