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Great Epochs in American History, Volume I

Great Epochs in American History, Volume I

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Number of Chapters: 32

Length: 06 hours and 03 minutes

Language: English

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

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Preface (BettyB)
Introduction (BettyB)
Discoveries before Columbus I: The men from Asia and from Norway by Justin Winsor (BettyB)
Discoveries before Columbus II: How the Norwegians came to Winland (1000 AD) (Linda Johnson)
Discoveries before Columbus III: The first child of European race born in America (About 1000 AD) (Linda Johnson)
Discoveries before Columbus IV: Other Pre-columbian voyages by Henry Wheaton (Linda Johnson)
The Discovery by Columbus (1492) I: as described by Washington Irving (Anita Sloma-Martinez)
The Discovery by Columbus (1492) II: as described by Columbus himself (Michael Fassio)
The Bull of Pope Alexander VI partitioning America (1493) (Linda Johnson)
The discovery of the mainland by the Cabots (1497) I: the account given by John A. Doyle (Ciufi Galeazzi)
The discovery of the mainland by the Cabots (1497) II: Peter Martyr's account (Ciufi Galeazzi)
The voyages of Americus Vespucius (1497): Vespuciu's own account (Michael Fassio)
A battle wih the Indians (1497) as described by Americus Vecpucius (Michael Fassio)
The first account of America printed in English (1511) (Rita Boutros)
The discovery of Florida by Ponce de Leon (1512): Parkman's account (Larry Wilson)
The discovery of the Pacific by Balboa (1513): the account by Manuel Jose Quintana (Rita Boutros)
The voyage of Magellan to the Pacific (1520): John Fiske's account (timli)
The discovery of New York harbor by Verazzano (1524): Verazzano's own account (Michael Fassio)
Cartier's exploration of the St.Lawrence (1534) I: the account given by John A. Doyle (Rita Boutros)
Cartier's exploration of the St.Lawrence (1534) II: Cartier's own account (Rita Boutros)
Searches for "The seven cities of Cibola" (1530-1540): the account by Reuben Gold Thwaites (Ciufi Galeazzi)
Cabeza de Vaca's journey to the Southwest (1535-1536): de Vaca's own account (Bill Mosley)
The expedition of Coronado to the Southwest (1540-1541): Coronado's own account (Bill Mosley)
The discovery of the Mississippi by de Soto (1541): Parkman's account (Jddykst)
The death of de Soto (1542) by one of de Soto's companions (Bill Mosley)
Drake's visit to California (1579) by one of Drake's companions (Ciufi Galeazzi)
Hudson's discovery of the Hudson river (1609) by Robert Juet, Hudson's secretary (BettyB)
Champlain's battle with the Iroquois on lake Champlain (1609) by Champlain himself (BettyB)
Marquette's discovery of the Mississippi (1673): Marquette's own account (BettyB)
The death of Marquette (1675) by Father Claude Dablon (BettyB)
Discovery of Niagara Falls (1678) by Father Louis Hennepin (Michael Fassio)
La Salle's voyage to the mouth of the Mississippi (1682) by Francis Parkman (BettyB)
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