Great Epochs in American History, Volume II
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Francis Whiting Halsey
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This is the second 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 II describes first colonies in America and covers time period from 1562 to 1733. - Summary by Kikisaulite (6 hr 12 min)
Chapters
The founding of St. Augustine and the massacre by Menendez (1562-1565) I: The a…
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The founding of St. Augustine and the massacre by Menendez (1562-1565) II: Mend…
19:04
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Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia colonies (1584-1587) I: The account by John A. Do…
12:05
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Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia colonies II: The return of the colonists with Si…
9:22
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Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia colonies III: The birth of Virginia Dare (1587) b…
4:18
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Bartholomew Gosnold's discovery of Cape Cod (1602) I: By Gabriel Archer, one of…
14:00
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Bartholomew Gosnold's discovery of Cape Cod (1602) II: Gosnold's own account
4:58
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The first American legislative assembly (1619) by John Twine, its secretary
12:48
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The origin of negro slavery in America I: In the West Indies (1518) by Sir Arth…
8:37
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The origin of negro slavery in America II: Its beginnings in the United States …
5:27
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New England before the pilgrim fathers landed (1614) by captain John Smith
17:55
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The Swedes and Dutch in New Jersey and Delaware (1627) by Israel Acrelius
15:22
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The beginnings of the Massachusetts Bay colony (1627-1631) by governor Thomas D…
9:22
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The founding of Pennsylvania II: Penn's treaty with the Indians (1683), his own…
4:05
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The founding of Pennsylvania III: The reality of Penn's treaty (1682), by Georg…
6:15
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