Poems of American History, The Colonial Era: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Poems of American History, The Colonial Era, credited to Various, 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 Poems of American History, The Colonial Era, by Various. A History through Poetry of the exploration and settling of North American by Europeans. Beginning with Leif Erikson, and continuing through the Age of Exploration to the colonies of Virginia and New Amsterdam, including the arrival of the Puritans, the life of Pocahontas, the persecution of the Quakers, and the horror of the Salem Witch Trials, with works by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, Edward Everett Hale, Benjamin Franklin, William Wordsworth, Julia Ward Howe, and many, many more. This is the first of 5 volumes that cover American History through poetry from the Vikings to WWI. - Summary by Ed Humpal Cast List (The Proclamation) Cole: DomBomadil Merry: Adele de Pignerolles Kempthorn: Michele Fry Marshal: Douglas Taylor Upsall: Eileen Tipping Christison: Ed Humpal Narrator: Esther ben Simonides Editor: Adele de Pignerolles Cast List (The Trial): Hathorn: Ed Humpal Martha: SeekWisdom Mary: Beth Thomas Corey: Douglas Taylor Gloyd: Joseph Tabler Narrator, Editor: Adele de Pignerolles

Recording facts

• Recording title: Poems of American History, The Colonial Era
• Author credits: Various
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 41
• Listed recording duration: 8:40:25

Catalogue topics

• history
• Salem Witch trials
• Columbus
• American history
• spanish exploration
• quakers
• pocahantis
• virginia settlement

Opening tracks: first 24 of 41

1. 00 - Introduction — 8:50
2. 01 - Chapter I, The Discovery of America, Part 1 — 22:37
3. 02 - Ch 1, The Discovery of America, Part 2 — 7:51
4. 03 - Ch 1, The Discovery of America, Part 3 — 11:47
5. 04 - Ch 1, The Discovery of America, Part 4 — 19:49
6. 05 - Ch 1, The Discovery of America, Part 5 — 9:33
7. 06 - Ch 2, In the Wake of Columbus, Part 1 — 14:04
8. 07 - Ch 2, In the Wake of Columbus, Part 2 — 14:33
9. 08 - Ch 2, In the Wake of Columbus, Part 3 — 30:15
10. 09 - Ch 2, In the Wake of Columbus, Part 4 — 8:34
11. 10 - Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 1 — 11:13
12. 11 - Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 2 — 10:53
13. 12 - Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 3 — 7:22
14. 13 - Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 4 — 18:14
15. 14 - Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 5 — 9:31
16. 15 - Ch 4, The Dutch at New Amsterdam, Part 1 — 8:12
17. 16 - Ch 4, The Dutch at New Amsterdam, Part 2 — 16:27
18. 17 - Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 1 — 15:47
19. 18 - Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 2 — 10:51
20. 19 - Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 3 — 11:21
21. 20 - Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 4 — 15:34
22. 21 - Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 5 — 10:47
23. 22 - Ch 6, Religious Persecution in New England, Part 1 — 10:08
24. 23 - Ch 6, Religious Persecution in New England, Part 2 — 16:59

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