Miles Standish: Captain of the Pilgrims (American Pioneers and Patriots)

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 1872American 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.