Great Epochs in American History, Volume I
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Francis Whiting Halsey
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This is the first volume in ten volume series of great epochs in the history of the United States, from the landing of Columbus to the building of the Panama Canal. In large part, events composing each epoch are described by men who participated in them, or were personal eye-witnesses of them. Volume I describes the early period from 1000 AD to 1682. - Summary by Kikisaulite (6 hr 3 min)
Chapters
Discoveries before Columbus I: The men from Asia and from Norway by Justin Wins…
12:04
Read by BettyB
Discoveries before Columbus II: How the Norwegians came to Winland (1000 AD)
13:16
Read by Linda Johnson
Discoveries before Columbus III: The first child of European race born in Ameri…
5:37
Read by Linda Johnson
Discoveries before Columbus IV: Other Pre-columbian voyages by Henry Wheaton
4:18
Read by Linda Johnson
The Discovery by Columbus (1492) I: as described by Washington Irving
13:42
Read by Anita Sloma-Martinez
The discovery of the mainland by the Cabots (1497) I: the account given by John…
8:30
Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
The discovery of the mainland by the Cabots (1497) II: Peter Martyr's account
4:55
Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
The discovery of the Pacific by Balboa (1513): the account by Manuel Jose Quint…
14:43
Read by Rita Boutros
The discovery of New York harbor by Verazzano (1524): Verazzano's own account
19:10
Read by Michael Fassio
Cartier's exploration of the St.Lawrence (1534) I: the account given by John A.…
11:24
Read by Rita Boutros
Cartier's exploration of the St.Lawrence (1534) II: Cartier's own account
15:41
Read by Rita Boutros
Searches for "The seven cities of Cibola" (1530-1540): the account by Reuben Go…
8:02
Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Cabeza de Vaca's journey to the Southwest (1535-1536): de Vaca's own account
19:44
Read by Bill Mosley
The expedition of Coronado to the Southwest (1540-1541): Coronado's own account
28:43
Read by Bill Mosley
Hudson's discovery of the Hudson river (1609) by Robert Juet, Hudson's secretary
16:01
Read by BettyB
Champlain's battle with the Iroquois on lake Champlain (1609) by Champlain hims…
9:17
Read by BettyB
Bewertungen
great educational resource
Tom Magnum
(5 Sterne)
To the reviewer below being overly critical: The word epoch is often pronounced identical as epic. Thank you to the great readers!
Embarrassing
Mich Seg
(1 Sterne)
Epoch means a period of time. Epic means a long tale or poem.