The Story of the Thirteen Colonies: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Story of the Thirteen Colonies, credited to H. A. Guerber, 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 The Story of the Thirteen Colonies by H. A. Guerber. Read in English by Larry Wilson; Kangaroo692; Nich Sandoval; Greg Giordano; Kristin Gjerløw; Donald Cummings; Roohi; J. Alan Brown; Maggie Travers; George J. Galloway; Elijah ; Laura Victoria; Lois Beachy Yoder; Mike Pelton; Hugh Gillis; Denise Nordell; Bruce Kachuk These short vignettes of American history are written for the young reader. Each one is a little capsule of a person or event. They run from the pre-Columbian era through the end of the American War of Independence. Some of the expressions and language reflect attitudes of the 18th century that seem out of place from the vantage of the 21st century, but these nuggets of history give a glimpse into that era. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Story of the Thirteen Colonies
• Author credits: H. A. Guerber
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 85
• Listed recording duration: 8:58:49

Catalogue topics

• history
• american
• colonial
• colonies

Opening tracks: first 24 of 85

1. 00 - Preface — 7:44
2. 01 - Our Country Long Ago — 6:50
3. 02 - The Barbarous Indians — 6:55
4. 03 - The Mounds — 5:36
5. 04 - Where the Northmen went — 6:17
6. 05 - The Northmen in America — 6:36
7. 06 - Queer Ideas — 6:34
8. 07 - Prince Henry the Navigator — 6:09
9. 08 - Youth of Columbus — 5:38
10. 09 - Columbus and the Queen — 6:24
11. 10 - — 6:32
12. 11 - Columbus and the Savages — 4:47
13. 12 - Home Again — 6:42
14. 13 - Columbus Illtreated — 6:40
15. 14 - Death of Columbus — 5:25
16. 15 - How America got its Name — 4:23
17. 16 - The Fountain of Youth — 7:02
18. 17 - — 7:30
19. 18 - The French in Canada — 4:40
20. 19 - French and Spanish Quarrels — 5:02
21. 20 - The Sky City — 5:09
22. 21 - Around the World — 5:41
23. 22 - Nothing but Smoke — 6:22
24. 23 - Smith's Adventures — 7:17

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