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Abbott, John S C

 
9781646792474: Miles Standish: Captain of the Pilgrims

Synopsis

"It has been a constant pleasure to the author to endeavor to rear a worthy tribute to the heroic captain and the noble man, Miles Standish, who was one of the most illustrious of those who laid the foundations of this great Republic." -John S.C. Abbott, Preface, 1872


American historian John S.C. Abbott wrote Miles Standish-Captain of the Pilgrims (1872) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series. Miles Standish (1584-1656), an English military officer, who accompanied the Pilgrims on the Mayflower journey and became the first commander of the Plymouth Colony militia, which he remained for the rest of his life.

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À propos de l'auteur

JOHN S.C. ABBOTT (1805-1877) was an American historian, pastor, and writer. He wrote about Christian ethics and is known for his popular History of Napoleon Bonaparte (1855) and for his series on American Pioneers and Patriots, which includes Daniel Boone, Peter Stuyvesant, John Paul Jones, and many more (also available from Cosimo Classics). He was a brother of Jacob Abbott, also writer, and collaborated with him in his Makers of History series.

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