American History Stories, Volume 1
Mara L. Pratt
Read by Kalynda
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A children's book detailing early American history from the Norsemen to the Revolution, meant for educational use. (2 hr 57 min)
Chapters
Long Ago | 2:52 | Read by Kalynda |
Early Discoveries | 7:12 | Read by Kalynda |
Christopher Columbus | 14:07 | Read by Kalynda |
The Voyage | 5:22 | Read by Kalynda |
Other Great Explorers | 8:58 | Read by Kalynda |
English Explorers | 4:41 | Read by Kalynda |
Sir Francis Drake | 6:25 | Read by Kalynda |
Sir Walter Raleigh | 7:15 | Read by Kalynda |
The Colonies | 7:52 | Read by Kalynda |
Plymouth Colony | 11:08 | Read by Kalynda |
The Puritans | 1:38 | Read by Kalynda |
The Dutch in America | 9:52 | Read by Kalynda |
Other Colonies | 6:42 | Read by Kalynda |
Customs in the Colonies | 11:30 | Read by Kalynda |
The New England Primer | 2:01 | Read by Kalynda |
Manner of Dress | 9:07 | Read by Kalynda |
Pine-Tree Shillings | 3:40 | Read by Kalynda |
Education in the Colonies | 2:45 | Read by Kalynda |
Salem Witchcraft | 6:27 | Read by Kalynda |
Religious Troubles | 10:06 | Read by Kalynda |
William Penn | 5:14 | Read by Kalynda |
Indian Troubles | 9:05 | Read by Kalynda |
King Philip’s War | 3:39 | Read by Kalynda |
French and Indian War | 2:54 | Read by Kalynda |
George Washington in the French and Indian War | 14:11 | Read by Kalynda |
How the Colonies Grew United | 3:12 | Read by Kalynda |
Reviews
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Aisha
The stories are good, but the reading is irritating.
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SS
Excellent reader. She really knows how to use natural inflection so that one can simply listen and understand comfortably instead of having to strain to pay attention because of a reader who does not know how to communicate with their voice. Everyone has preferences as far as what voices sound appealing to them. Personally I found her voice extremely pleasant. But either way the artistry of the reading was top notch.
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Christina
The reading was pleasant. Timeline of events was good. Certain accounts of different people groups had heavily opinionated snarky remarks while other malicious groups were gently tip-toed around, painting them innocent while lightly muttering their evil deeds. It made the retelling sound biased towards certain groups of people and became exhaustive to listen to.
I enjoyed this history for children
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kbq
These vignettes are good for children, not delving too deeply in every facet of histirical thought-an adult would want more. I will explain further what I think is pertinent. This is an excellent place to start with kids.
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SteveS
Great reader on her other books; this one has a terrible technical problem. The cheap microphone is clipping the levels throughout- needs a re-do.
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A LibriVox Listener
Good at the beginning but laterr chapters, slow down!
interesting book, annoying reading
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Shubh
Listening to Hamilton Musical prompted me to know more about the American history. So much to know about the history of mankind.