The World’s Story Volume XI: Canada, South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The World’s Story Volume XI: Canada, South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, credited to Eva March Tappan, 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 The World’s Story Volume XI: Canada, South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies by Eva March Tappan. Read in English by Sonia; Jim Locke; Piotr Nater; Tomas Peter; Albert Shu; April6090; Matt Stevens; J. M. Smallheer; Alan Mapstone; dmusgrove; Jared Starr; Devorah Allen; Colleen McMahon; Steven Winterburn; Sandra Schmit; hayduo; ToddHW; Kristine Bekere; Leni; KevinS; Corey Kendrick; alzounes; Fernando Borrego; Monika M. C. This is the eleventh volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Part XI contains stories about Canadian history and about the discovery of Central and South America, from the early Inca and Aztec civilizations to the 20th century revolutions and upheavals. - Summary by Sonia Cast list for The Court of Justice of General Gomez: Major: Jim Locke / Gomez: Monika M.C. / Narrator: Sonia

Recording facts

• Recording title: The World’s Story Volume XI: Canada, South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies
• Author credits: Eva March Tappan
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 124
• Listed recording duration: 15:56:18

Catalogue topics

• explorers
• South America
• Columbus
• inca
• settlers
• french canada
• aztecs

Opening tracks: first 24 of 124

1. 001 - The landing of Columbus, by Petro Gabrini, painting, frontispiece — 2:35
2. 002 - Canada Part I: Discovery and exploration: Historical note — 1:51
3. 003 - What the Italians thought of John Cabot (1498), from two contemporary letters — 7:18
4. 004 - Jacques Cartier at Quebec (1535), by John Fiske — 14:06
5. 005 - Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1583), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — 3:14
6. 006 - The last days of Henry Hudson (1611), by Agnes C. Laut — 16:49
7. 007 - The last voyage of Henry Hudson, by Hon. John Collier, painting p. 24 — 1:04
8. 008 - Why the Iroquois hated the French (1609), by Eva March Tappan — 6:27
9. 009 - Champlain and the impostor Vignan (1613), by Francis Parkman — 10:38
10. 010 - Canada Part II: Heroes and heroines of early Canada: Historical note — 2:30
11. 011 - The story of Jean Brébeuf (1633-1649), by Rev. J. O. Miller — 10:46
12. 012 - The women who founded the Ursuline convent at Quebec (1639), by W. S. Herrington — 6:31
13. 013 - The story of Ville Marie de Montreal (1642), by Agnes Maule Machar — 16:43
14. 014 - Madame de la Tour and her defense of Fort St. John (1645), by Mary Hartwell Catherwood — 21:10
15. 015 - The child who defended Castle Dangerous (1692), by Thomas G. Marquis — 17:36
16. 016 - Canada Part III: Life in the French settlements: Historical note — 2:04
17. 017 - In the days of Frontenac (1672-1698), by Rev. J. O. Miller — 10:55
18. 018 - How people lived in New France (Seventeenth century), by Charles G. D. Roberts — 14:19
19. 019 - The Coureur de Bois, by Samuel Mathewson Baylis — 1:50
20. 020 - Canada Part IV: Canada becomes a British Province: Historical note — 2:21
21. 021 - The exile of the Acadians (1755), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — 8:28
22. 022 - The second capture of Louisburg (1758), by Agnes C. Laut — 8:24
23. 023 - The fall of Quebec (1759), by George Bancroft — 20:16
24. 024 - The fall of Quebec, from an old print, painting p. 122 — 0:54

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