John S C Abbott

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.

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"'Peter Stuyvesant' leads us to the Hudson, from the time when its majestic waters were disturbed only by the arrowy flight of the birch canoe, till European colonization had laid there the foundations of one of the most flourishing cities on this globe." -John S. C. Abbott, Preface, 1873American historian John S. C. Abbott wrote Peter Stuyvesant: The Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam (1873) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series. Peter Stuyvesant (1592-1672) served as the director-general of all Dutch possessions in North America and the Caribbean, including the colony of New Netherland from 1647 until 1664. At that time, it was ceded to the English and renamed New York. He spent the rest of his life on his farm, "the Bouwerie" (currently known as the Bowery in New York City).

"... Christopher Columbus, the most illustrious of all the pioneers of the New World. Columbus had his enemies. He has been vehemently assailed. The writer has endeavored to give a perfectly correct account of his character and career..." -John S. C. Abbott, Preface, 1875American historian John S. C. Abbott wrote The Life of Christopher Columbus (1875) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) Italian explorer and colonizer, whose four transatlantic voyages (1492-93, 1493-96, 1498-1500, and 1502-04) opened the New World for European exploration and colonization of the Americas.

"General Grant is emphatically a man, not of words, but of deeds. His eloquence is theeloquence of action. He will be renowned, through all future time, for the achievementswhich he has performed-achievements which, every impartial student of history will declare, give him position among the ablest men the world has known." -John S. C. Abbott, Preface, 1868American historian John S. C. Abbott wrote The Life of General Ulysses S. Grant-Containing a Brief but Faithful Narrative of those Military and Diplomatic Achievements Which Have Entitled Him to the Confidence and Gratitude of his Countrymen (1868) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series. Ulysses S. Grant, (1822-1885) was an US general, commander of the Union armies during the American Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States (1869-1877).

"General Grant is emphatically a man, not of words, but of deeds. His eloquence is the eloquence of action. He will be renowned, through all future time, for the achievements which he has performed--achievements which, every impartial student of history will declare, give him position among the ablest men the world has known." --John S. C. Abbott, Preface, 1868American historian John S. C. Abbott wrote The Life of General Ulysses S. Grant--Containing a Brief but Faithful Narrative of those Military and Diplomatic Achievements Which Have Entitled Him to the Confidence and Gratitude of his Countrymen (1868) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series. Ulysses S. Grant, (1822-1885) was an US general, commander of the Union armies during the American Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States (1869-1877).

"... Christopher Columbus, the most illustrious of all the pioneers of the New World. Columbus had his enemies. He has been vehemently assailed. The writer has endeavored to give a perfectly correct account of his character and career..." --John S. C. Abbott, Preface, 1875American historian John S. C. Abbott wrote The Life of Christopher Columbus (1875) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) Italian explorer and colonizer, whose four transatlantic voyages (1492-93, 1493-96, 1498-1500, and 1502-04) opened the New World for European exploration and colonization of the Americas.

"'Peter Stuyvesant' leads us to the Hudson, from the time when its majestic waters were disturbed only by the arrowy flight of the birch canoe, till European colonization had laid there the foundations of one of the most flourishing cities on this globe." --John S. C. Abbott, Preface, 1873American historian John S. C. Abbott wrote Peter Stuyvesant: The Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam (1873) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series. Peter Stuyvesant (1592-1672) served as the director-general of all Dutch possessions in North America and the Caribbean, including the colony of New Netherland from 1647 until 1664. At that time, it was ceded to the English and renamed New York. He spent the rest of his life on his farm, "the Bouwerie" (currently known as the Bowery in New York City).

"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.

"It has been a constant pleasure to the author to endeavor to rear a worthy tribute to the heroic scaptain 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.

"Careful investigation has revealed De Soto to me as by no means so bad a man as I had supposed him to have been. And I think that the candid reader will admit that there was much, in his heroic but melancholy career, which calls for charitable construction and sympathy." -John S. C. Abbott, Preface, 1873American historian John S. C. Abbott wrote Ferdinand de Soto-The Discoverer of the Mississippi (1873) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series. Ferdinand (aka Hernando) de Soto (1500-1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who was involved in expeditions in Central America and in the conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru. While exploring current southeastern United States, he discovered the Mississippi River and is the first European documented as having crossed this river.

"We search history in vain to find a parallel to Washington. As a statesman, as a general, as a thoroughly good man, he stands pre-eminent. He was so emphatically the Father of his country that it may almost be said that he created the Republic." -John S. C. Abbott, Preface, 1875American historian John S. C. Abbott wrote George Washington-Life in America One Hundred Years Ago (1875) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series. George Washington (1732-1799), "Father of His Country," was an American general and commander-in-chief of the patriot forces in the American Revolution and served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

"Admiral John Paul Jones had his faults. Who has not? But on the whole he was one of nature's noblemen. His energies were sincerely and intensely devoted to the good of humanity; He was ambitious. But it was a noble ambition, to make his life sublime. He was a man of pure lips and of unblemished life. His chosen friends were the purest, the most exalted, the best of men. He had no low vices." -John S. C. Abbott, Preface, 1874American historian John S. C. Abbott wrote The Life and Adventures of Rear-Admiral John Paul Jones-Commonly called Paul Jones (1874) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series. John Paul Jones (1747-1792) became an American naval hero in the American Revolutionary War after his victory over British ships of war off the east coast of England in 1779. Jones was also known as the "Father of the American Navy."

"Admiral John Paul Jones had his faults. Who has not? But on the whole he was one of nature's noblemen. His energies were sincerely and intensely devoted to the good of humanity; He was ambitious. But it was a noble ambition, to make his life sublime. He was a man of pure lips and of unblemished life. His chosen friends were the purest, the most exalted, the best of men. He had no low vices." --John S. C. Abbott, Preface, 1874American historian John S. C. Abbott wrote The Life and Adventures of Rear-Admiral John Paul Jones--Commonly called Paul Jones (1874) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series. John Paul Jones (1747-1792) became an American naval hero in the American Revolutionary War after his victory over British ships of war off the east coast of England in 1779. Jones was also known as the "Father of the American Navy."