An American history . uring that time it wasa bright spot amid somuch that was dark inthe history of the seven-teenth century. It wasa land of peace and The most notable figure in the history of Plymouth is prob-ably the second governor, WilHam Bradford, whose ad-ministration lasted thirty years. He wrote an account ofthe commonwealth which is one of the precious documents of ^ See note i, p. 26. That Plymouth Company created by the charter of1606 had lately been reorganized with the title, Council for New Chapter IV. 2 The investigations of recent years have convinced s
An American history . uring that time it wasa bright spot amid somuch that was dark inthe history of the seven-teenth century. It wasa land of peace and The most notable figure in the history of Plymouth is prob-ably the second governor, WilHam Bradford, whose ad-ministration lasted thirty years. He wrote an account ofthe commonwealth which is one of the precious documents of ^ See note i, p. 26. That Plymouth Company created by the charter of1606 had lately been reorganized with the title, Council for New Chapter IV. 2 The investigations of recent years have convinced some students that themost striking instance of toleration at Plymouth was the attitude of the Pil-grims toward the renowned captain, Miles Standish. He was one of the signersof the compact of the Mayflower and served thereafter as general of the com-monwealth. His courage and ability contributed much to set the infant stateon a firm foundation. According to a recent view, there is evidence that hewas a Roman THE STANDISH HOUSE, DUXBURY, MASS. 38 AMERICAN HISTORY early American history. During Bradfords administrationthe men of Plymouth organized the first town meetings inAmerica, making each town a pure democracy, and also set upa representative assembly for the whole state. Selections from the Sources. Macdonald, Documentary Source Book,for the Mayflower Compact; Hart, Contemporaries, I, Nos. 97-104;Bradford, History of Plymouth (Original Narratives Series); Young,Chronicles of the Pilgrims. Secondary Accounts. FiSKE, Beginnings of New England; Osgood,The American Colonies, I, 105-119, 290-299; Channing, History, Vol. 1, chap, xi; Winsor, Narrative and Critical History, Vol. Ill, chaps,vii-viii; Griffis, The Pilgrims in their Three Homes; Gardiner,History of England, Vol. Ill; Doyle, The Puritan Colonies; NationalDictionary of Biography, article on Miles Standish; Dexter, Story of thePilgrims. Topics for Special Reports, i. The Separatist Movement before 1620. 2. Th
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