Explorers and Travellers: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Explorers and Travellers, credited to Adolphus W. Greely, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Explorers and Travellers by Adolphus W. Greely. Read in English by William Tomcho. “Explorers and Travellers” is a collection of short biographies of some of America’s intrepid explorers. Adolphus W. Greely writes brief but very complete histories of men who risked life and fortune to discover more of our world. A thoroughly enjoyable work if you enjoy exploration and adventure. - summary by William Tomch

Recording facts

• Recording title: Explorers and Travellers
• Author credits: Adolphus W. Greely
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 23
• Listed recording duration: 8:51:59

Catalogue topics

• biographies of various explorers

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface — 2:53
2. 01 - Ch. 01 Louis Joliet, Pt. 1 — 23:53
3. 02 - Ch. 01 Louis Joliet, Pt. 2 — 24:24
4. 03 - Ch. 02 Peter le Moyne, Pt.1 — 23:59
5. 04 - Ch. 02 Peter le Moyne, Pt.2 — 22:06
6. 05 - Ch. 03 Jonathan Carver — 22:19
7. 06 - Ch. 04 Capt. Robert Gray — 27:07
8. 07 - Ch. 05 Capt Meriwether Lewis and Lt. William Clark Pt. 1 — 24:02
9. 08 - Ch. 05 Capt Meriwether Lewis and Lt. William Clark Pt. 2 — 21:51
10. 09 - Ch. 05 Capt Meriwether Lewis and Lt. William Clark Pt. 3 — 22:59
11. 10 - Ch. 05 Capt Meriwether Lewis and Lt. William Clark Pt. 4 — 20:59
12. 11 - Ch. 06 Zebulon Montgomery Pike Pt.1 — 21:47
13. 12 - Ch. 06 Zebulon Montgomery Pike Pt.2 — 25:46
14. 13 - Ch. 07 Charles Wilkes — 25:55
15. 14 - John Charles Frémont Pt.1 — 19:51
16. 15 - Ch. 08 John Charles Frémont Pt. 2 — 19:50
17. 16 - Ch. 09 Elisha Kent Kane Pt. 1 — 22:33
18. 17 - Ch. 09 Elisha Kent Kane Pt. 2 — 22:17
19. 18 - Ch. 10 Isaac Israel Hayes — 30:28
20. 19 - Ch. 11 Charles Francis Hall — 25:11
21. 20 - Ch. 12 George Washington De Long — 22:21
22. 21 - Ch. 13 Paul Belloni du Chaillu — 25:47
23. 22 - Ch. 14 Stanley Africanus and the Congo Free State — 33:41

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