Historical Tales, Vol III: Spanish American: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Historical Tales, Vol III: Spanish American, credited to Charles Morris, 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 Historical Tales, Vol III: Spanish American, by Charles Morris. Read by Kalynda. Volume III of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This third volume covers the discovery, colonization, founding, and early years of the countries of South America, describing history for children and young adults in an exciting and novel manner. (Summary by Kalynda)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Historical Tales, Vol III: Spanish American
• Author credits: Charles Morris
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 32
• Listed recording duration: 8:01:30

Catalogue topics

• history
• Latin America
• Caribbean
• children
• young adult

Opening tracks: first 24 of 32

1. 01 - The Isles of Beauty Beyond the Sea — 14:07
2. 02 - Alonso de Ojeda and the Carib Cacique — 9:08
3. 03 - The Early Days of a Famous Cavalier — 14:35
4. 04 - Balboa and the Discovery of the Pacific — 15:08
5. 05 - The Prince of Tezcuco — 19:05
6. 06 - The Famous Retreat of Cortez — 19:14
7. 07 - Pizarro and the Inca's Golden Ransom — 21:45
8. 08 - Gonzalo Pizarro and the Land of Cinnamon — 15:02
9. 09 - Coronado and the Seven Cities of Cibola — 17:01
10. 10 - Miranda and the Lovers of Argentina — 10:27
11. 11 - Lantaro, the Boy Hero of the Araucanians — 16:16
12. 12 - Drake and the Spanish Treasure Ships — 16:00
13. 13 - Raleigh and the Quest for El Dorado — 17:09
14. 14 - Morgan and the Raid on Panama — 16:10
15. 15 - A Drama of Plunder, Murder, and Revenge — 14:41
16. 16 - The Wonderful March of the Freebooters — 17:15
17. 17 - The Cruelty of the Spaniards to the Indians — 13:09
18. 18 - Cudjoe and the Maroons of Jamaica — 14:29
19. 19 - Toussaint L'Ouverture and the Revolution in Hayti — 17:28
20. 20 - Bolivar and the Conquest of New Granada — 12:49
21. 21 - Hidalgo and the Grito de Delores — 14:26
22. 22 - Paez, the Llanero Chief — 15:27
23. 23 - The Hannibal of the Andes — 14:03
24. 24 - Revolution in Brazil — 16:59

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