"Miles Standish, the Puritan Captain" by John S. C. Abbott is a story about the Pilgrims' challenging journey to America and their fight to create a new life. It tells how the Pilgrims were treated unfairly in England because of their beliefs, which forced them to seek freedom in Holland and then America. The story follows their difficult trip across the ocean on the Mayflower and their arrival at Cape Cod. It describes their first experiences in the new land, including getting to know the area and battling with the local people. Throughout this, the book shows how brave and determined Captain Miles Standish and the other colonists were as they tried to build a new society based on their faith in a tough and unfamiliar place.
Miles Standish, the Puritan Captain
By John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Driven by faith and the dream of freedom, a group of English settlers confronts hardship and conflict as they struggle to establish a new colony in the wild lands of America.
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About the AuthorJohn Stevens Cabot Abbott was an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer born in Brunswick, Maine to Jacob and Betsey Abbott.
John Stevens Cabot Abbott was an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer born in Brunswick, Maine to Jacob and Betsey Abbott.
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