A Book of American Explorers: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A Book of American Explorers, credited to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of A Book of American Explorers by Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Read in English by Larry Wilson; Phil Schempf; Pete McElveen; deongines; John; Elsie Selwyn; Sabrina Antonelli; Rita Boutros; April6090; Duane Desalvo; ChadH94; BettyB; KevinS 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

Recording facts

• Recording title: A Book of American Explorers
• Author credits: Thomas Wentworth Higginson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 79
• Listed recording duration: 9:54:45

Catalogue topics

• exploration of america
• colombus
• de soto
• history of america
• henry hudson

Opening tracks: first 24 of 79

1. 00 - Preface — 2:57
2. 01 - Book I, The Legends of the Northmen (985‒1008). Part 1, How the Northmen discovered North America — 6:32
3. 02 - Book I, Part 2, The Voyage of Leif the Lucky — 4:14
4. 03 - Book I, Part 3, Leif finds Vines, and goes back to Greenland — 2:57
5. 04 - Book I, Part 4, Thorvald, Leif’s Brother, goes to Vinland — 4:46
6. 05 - Book I, Part 5, Karlsefni’s Adventures — 5:08
7. 06 - Book II, Columbus and his Companions (1492‒1503). Part 1, The First Letter from Columbus — 12:51
8. 07 - Book II, Part 2, The Second Voyage of Columbus — 8:47
9. 08 - Book II, Part 3, Columbus reaches the Mainland — 5:16
10. 09 - Book II, Part 4, Columbus at the Mouth of the Orinoco — 3:49
11. 10 - Book II, Part 5, Columbus thinks himself near the Earthly Paradise — 4:51
12. 11 - Book II, Part 6, Daring Deed of Diego Mendez — 7:35
13. 12 - Book II, Part 7, How Diego Mendez got Food for Columbus — 7:15
14. 13 - Book II, Part 8, How Diego Mendez saved Columbus — 12:17
15. 14 - Book II, Part 9, Appeal of Columbus in his Old Age — 5:07
16. 15 - Book III, Cabot and Verrazzano (1497‒1524). Part 1, First News of John and Sebastian Cabot — 3:50
17. 16 - Book III, Part 2, Sebastian Cabot’s Voyage — 6:14
18. 17 - Book III, Part 3, Verrazzano’s Letter to the King — 17:33
19. 18 - Book IV, The Strange Voyage of Cabeza de Vaca (1528‒1533). Part 1, The Strange Voyage — 14:06
20. 19 - Book IV, Part 2, Cabeza de Vaca saved by Indians — 7:16
21. 20 - Book IV, Part 3, Cabeza de Vaca’s Captivity — 5:59
22. 21 - Book IV, Part 4, The Indians of the Gulf of Mexico — 2:58
23. 22 - Book IV, Part 5, Cabeza de Vaca’s Escape — 5:29
24. 23 - Book V, The French in Canada (1534‒1536). Part 1, Cartier’s Visit to Bay of Chaleur — 6:01

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