Poems of American History, Volume 5, The Period of Expansion


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The final section of Poems of American History covers The Reconstruction after the Civil War, the First Centennial, the continued expansion westward, the assasination of Garfield, The Spanish American War, and World War I. Poets in this volume include: John Greenleaf Whittier, Bret Harte, Oliver Wendell Holmes, William Cullen Bryant, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Wallace Rice, Vachel Lindsay, Joyce Kilmer, and many more. - Summary by Ed Humpal (8 hr 3 min)

Chapters

Chapter I, Reconstruction and After 59:38 Read by Markalanhansen
Chapter II, The Year of a Hundred Years 28:06 Read by jasonlohr
Chapter III, The Conquest of the Plains 40:46 Read by Greg Giordano
Chapter IV, The Second Assasination, Part 1 33:31 Read by DrPGould
Chapter IV, The Second Assasination, Part 2 37:22 Read by DrPGould
Chapter V, The War with Spain, Part 1 39:56 Read by Ed Humpal
Chapter V, The War with Spain, Part 2 46:56 Read by Ed Humpal
Chapter V, The War with Spain, Part 3 30:17 Read by Ed Humpal
Chapter V, The War with Spain, Part 4 56:15 Read by Ed Humpal
Chapter VI, The New Century 48:52 Read by Chris Pyle
Chapter 11, The World War, Part 1 34:01 Read by Jael Baldwin
Chapter 11, The World War, Part 2 27:53 Read by Jael Baldwin