Great Epochs in American History, Volume I: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Great Epochs in American History, Volume I, credited to Francis Whiting Halsey, 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 Great Epochs in American History, Volume I by Francis Whiting Halsey. Read in English by BettyB; Linda Johnson; Anita Sloma-Martinez; Michael Fassio; Ciufi Galeazzi; Rita Boutros; Larry Wilson; timli; Bill Mosley; Jddykst 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

Recording facts

• Recording title: Great Epochs in American History, Volume I
• Author credits: Francis Whiting Halsey
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 32
• Listed recording duration: 6:03:57

Opening tracks: first 24 of 32

1. 00 - Preface — 3:13
2. 01 - Introduction — 8:40
3. 02 - Discoveries before Columbus I: The men from Asia and from Norway by Justin Winsor — 12:04
4. 03 - Discoveries before Columbus II: How the Norwegians came to Winland (1000 AD) — 13:16
5. 04 - Discoveries before Columbus III: The first child of European race born in America (About 1000 AD) — 5:37
6. 05 - Discoveries before Columbus IV: Other Pre-columbian voyages by Henry Wheaton — 4:18
7. 06 - The Discovery by Columbus (1492) I: as described by Washington Irving — 13:42
8. 07 - The Discovery by Columbus (1492) II: as described by Columbus himself — 12:36
9. 08 - The Bull of Pope Alexander VI partitioning America (1493) — 13:41
10. 09 - The discovery of the mainland by the Cabots (1497) I: the account given by John A. Doyle — 8:30
11. 10 - The discovery of the mainland by the Cabots (1497) II: Peter Martyr's account — 4:55
12. 11 - The voyages of Americus Vespucius (1497): Vespuciu's own account — 15:19
13. 12 - A battle wih the Indians (1497) as described by Americus Vecpucius — 6:27
14. 13 - The first account of America printed in English (1511) — 3:57
15. 14 - The discovery of Florida by Ponce de Leon (1512): Parkman's account — 6:00
16. 15 - The discovery of the Pacific by Balboa (1513): the account by Manuel Jose Quintana — 14:43
17. 16 - The voyage of Magellan to the Pacific (1520): John Fiske's account — 22:48
18. 17 - The discovery of New York harbor by Verazzano (1524): Verazzano's own account — 19:10
19. 18 - Cartier's exploration of the St.Lawrence (1534) I: the account given by John A. Doyle — 11:24
20. 19 - Cartier's exploration of the St.Lawrence (1534) II: Cartier's own account — 15:41
21. 20 - Searches for "The seven cities of Cibola" (1530-1540): the account by Reuben Gold Thwaites — 8:02
22. 21 - Cabeza de Vaca's journey to the Southwest (1535-1536): de Vaca's own account — 19:44
23. 22 - The expedition of Coronado to the Southwest (1540-1541): Coronado's own account — 28:43
24. 23 - The discovery of the Mississippi by de Soto (1541): Parkman's account — 7:53

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