Project Gutenberg 2013-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 179 Dix, Beulah Marie 1876 1970 Flebbe, Beulah Dix Birch, Reginald B. (Reginald Bathurst) 1856 1943 Birch, Reginald Bathhurst 99005503 Soldier Rigdale: How He Sailed in the Mayflower and How He Served Miles Standish Produced by sp1nd, Emmy, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Soldier Rigdale: How He Sailed in the Mayflower and How He Served Miles Standish" by Beulah Marie Dix is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This narrative focuses on young Miles Rigdale, who embarks on the historic journey aboard the Mayflower and later serves alongside the famous Captain Miles Standish. The book seems to delve into themes of adventure, childhood, and the early days of American colonization as experienced by its young protagonist. The opening of "Soldier Rigdale" introduces readers to Miles Rigdale, an eleven-year-old boy aboard the Mayflower, who feels confined and longs for adventure on land after weeks at sea. Rays of hope come when he hears tales of Indians and the land they have come to explore. However, his youthful curiosity leads him into trouble when he participates in dangerous antics with another boy, resulting in a near disaster aboard the ship witnessed by the ship's authorities. The narrative sets the stage for Miles’ character development—illustrating his carefree spirit, his conflicts with authority, and his aspirations to become a soldier, forming a captivating backdrop to the historical events surrounding the Mayflower's journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44165/44165-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Historical fiction Sea stories Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction Standish, Myles, 1584?-1656 -- Fiction Mayflower (Ship) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 475440 2025-07-17T16:32:28.015595 text/html 457332 2024-10-23T19:42:05 text/html 603465 2025-07-17T16:32:34.031568 application/epub+zip 608526 2025-07-17T16:32:29.062575 application/epub+zip 257528 2025-07-17T16:32:28.505605 application/epub+zip 749993 2025-07-17T16:32:38.042541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 701440 2025-07-17T16:32:33.458594 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351885 2022-09-20T07:11:49.228257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431186 2023-09-19T09:06:32.770062 text/plain 411107 2024-10-23T19:42:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18861 2025-07-17T16:32:38.179522 application/rdf+xml 22422 2025-07-17T16:32:28.661585 image/jpeg 3034 2025-07-17T16:32:28.617568 image/jpeg 576357 2025-07-17T16:32:28.073611 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia