A Book of American Explorers
Author(s): Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Genre(s): *non-fiction, History, Exploration
Narrators: Larry Wilson, Phil Schempf, Pete McElveen, Deon Gines, John, Elsie Selwyn, Sabrina Antonelli, Rita Boutros, April6090, Duane Desalvo, ChadH94, BettyB, KevinS
Number of Chapters: 79
Length: 09 hours and 54 minutes
Language: English
This book tells the story of exploration in America in the words of the explorers themselves. It consists of extracts from narratives of the early discoverers and explorers of the American continent from the Northmen in 10th century to 17th century Massachusets Bay Colony. - Summary by Kikisaulite
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Book I, The Legends of the Northmen (985‒1008). Part 1, How the Northmen discovered North America (Phil Schempf)
Book II, Columbus and his Companions (1492‒1503). Part 1, The First Letter from Columbus (Pete McElveen)
Book IV, The Strange Voyage of Cabeza de Vaca (1528‒1533). Part 1, The Strange Voyage (Elsie Selwyn)
Book V, The French in Canada (1534‒1536). Part 1, Cartier’s Visit to Bay of Chaleur (Sabrina Antonelli)
Book IX, The Lost Colonies of Virginia (1584‒1590). Part 1, The First Voyage to Virginia (Duane Desalvo)
Book X, Unsuccessful New England Settlements (1602‒1607). Part 1, Gosnold’s Fort at Cuttyhunk (Deon Gines)
Book XIII, Henry Hudson and the New Netherlands (1609‒1626). Part 1, Discovery of the Hudson River (KevinS)
The audiobook A Book of American Explorers falls under the genres of *non-fiction, History, Exploration. It is written by Thomas Wentworth Higginson.