"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.
Summary
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.
More Like This
Explore books similar to the one you're viewing

The Pilgrims of New England A Tale of the Early American Settlers
By J. B. Webb

The Fathers of New England: A Chronicle of the Puritan Commonwealths
By Charles McLean Andrews

Standish of Standish: A Story of the Pilgrims
By Jane G. (Jane Goodwin) Austin

The Landing of the Pilgrims
By Henry Fisk Carlton

The Pilgrim Story Being largely a compilation from the documents of Governor Bradford and Governor Winslow, severally and in collaboration; together with a list of Mayflower passengers.
By William Franklin Atwood

The Pilgrim fathers of New England : $b a history
By W. Carlos (William Carlos) Martyn
More by This Author
Discover other books written by the same author

The Empire of Russia: From the Remotest Periods to the Present Time
By John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

Christopher Carson, Familiarly Known as Kit Carson
By John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

History of Frederick the Second, Called Frederick the Great.
By John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago
By John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago
By John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam
By John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Related by Category
Discover books in the same genre or category

The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society (Vol. II)
By Various

Harriet, the Moses of Her People
By Sarah H. (Sarah Hopkins) Bradford

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics
By Various

Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 02 (of 20)
By Charles Sumner

Noted Speeches of Abraham Lincoln, Including the Lincoln-Douglas Debate
By Abraham Lincoln

The City of the Saints, and Across the Rocky Mountains to California
By Richard Francis Burton
Account Required
You need an account to complete this action.