Background
Jennings, John Edward was born on December 30, 1906 in Brooklyn. Son of John Edward (Doctor of Medicine and Florence (Thistle) J.: educated Brown School, New York City, 1924, Colorado School of Mines, 1925, Columbia, 1925-1926.
Jennings, John Edward was born on December 30, 1906 in Brooklyn. Son of John Edward (Doctor of Medicine and Florence (Thistle) J.: educated Brown School, New York City, 1924, Colorado School of Mines, 1925, Columbia, 1925-1926.
1 son, John Edward, III. Writer, 1932-1973. Books include: Out American Tropics, 1938. Next to Valour, 1939.
Call the New World, 1941.
Gentleman Ranker, 1942. Wheel of Fortune (serialized in Liberty Magazine, July-August), 1943.
The Shadow and the Glory, 1943. The Salem Frigate, 1946.
Boston, Cradle of Liberty, 1630-1776, 1947.
River To the West, 1948. The Sea Eagles, 1950. The Pepper Tree, 1950.
The Strange Brigade, 1952.
Clipper Ship Days, 1953. Rogue’s Yarn, 1953; Banners Against the Wind, 1954.
Chronicle of the Calypso, Clipper, 1955. The Wind in His Fists, 1956.
Blood on the Moon, 1957.
The Tall Ships, 1958. The Golden Eagle, 1959. The Raider, 1963; Tattered Ensign, 1966.
Writer, 1932-1973; officer in charge Naval Aviation History Unit, 1944.
Served from Lieutenant (junior grade) to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1944.
Married Virginia Lee Storey, June 20, 1931 (divorced 1959). Married second, Elise Durrin Dunlap, January 9, 1960.