A Book of American Explorers


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This book tells the story of exploration in America in the words of the explorers themselves. It consists of extracts from narratives of the early discoverers and explorers of the American continent from the Northmen in 10th century to 17th century Massachusets Bay Colony. - Summary by Kikisaulite (9 hr 54 min)

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Preface 2:57 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
Book I, The Legends of the Northmen (985‒1008). Part 1, How the Northmen discov… 6:32 Gelesen von Phil Schempf
Book I, Part 2, The Voyage of Leif the Lucky 4:14 Gelesen von Phil Schempf
Book I, Part 3, Leif finds Vines, and goes back to Greenland 2:57 Gelesen von Phil Schempf
Book I, Part 4, Thorvald, Leif’s Brother, goes to Vinland 4:46 Gelesen von Phil Schempf
Book I, Part 5, Karlsefni’s Adventures 5:08 Gelesen von Phil Schempf
Book II, Columbus and his Companions (1492‒1503). Part 1, The First Letter from… 12:51 Gelesen von Pete McElveen
Book II, Part 2, The Second Voyage of Columbus 8:47 Gelesen von Pete McElveen
Book II, Part 3, Columbus reaches the Mainland 5:16 Gelesen von Pete McElveen
Book II, Part 4, Columbus at the Mouth of the Orinoco 3:50 Gelesen von Pete McElveen
Book II, Part 5, Columbus thinks himself near the Earthly Paradise 4:51 Gelesen von Pete McElveen
Book II, Part 6, Daring Deed of Diego Mendez 7:35 Gelesen von Deon Gines
Book II, Part 7, How Diego Mendez got Food for Columbus 7:15 Gelesen von Deon Gines
Book II, Part 8, How Diego Mendez saved Columbus 12:17 Gelesen von Deon Gines
Book II, Part 9, Appeal of Columbus in his Old Age 5:07 Gelesen von Deon Gines
Book III, Cabot and Verrazzano (1497‒1524). Part 1, First News of John and Seba… 3:50 Gelesen von John
Book III, Part 2, Sebastian Cabot’s Voyage 6:15 Gelesen von John
Book III, Part 3, Verrazzano’s Letter to the King 17:33 Gelesen von John
Book IV, The Strange Voyage of Cabeza de Vaca (1528‒1533). Part 1, The Strange … 14:06 Gelesen von Elsie Selwyn
Book IV, Part 2, Cabeza de Vaca saved by Indians 7:16 Gelesen von Elsie Selwyn
Book IV, Part 3, Cabeza de Vaca’s Captivity 5:59 Gelesen von Elsie Selwyn
Book IV, Part 4, The Indians of the Gulf of Mexico 2:58 Gelesen von Elsie Selwyn
Book IV, Part 5, Cabeza de Vaca’s Escape 5:29 Gelesen von Elsie Selwyn
Book V, The French in Canada (1534‒1536). Part 1, Cartier’s Visit to Bay of Cha… 6:01 Gelesen von Sabrina Antonelli
Book V, Part 2, Cartier sets up a Cross 4:04 Gelesen von Rita Boutros
Book V, Part 3, Cartier ascends the St. Lawrence 7:59 Gelesen von Rita Boutros
Book V, Part 4, How the Indians tried to frighten Cartier 5:13 Gelesen von Rita Boutros
Book V, Part 5, How Cartier reached Hochelaga, now Montreal 7:20 Gelesen von Rita Boutros
Book V, Part 6, The Festivities at Hochelaga 8:27 Gelesen von Rita Boutros
Book VI, Adventures of De Soto (1538‒1542). Part 1, How De Soto set sail 7:01 Gelesen von Rita Boutros
Book VI, Part 2, De Soto attacks the Indians, and finds a Fellow Countryman 4:11 Gelesen von April6090
Book VI, Part 3, The Story of John Ortiz 10:28 Gelesen von Deon Gines
Book VI, Part 4, De Soto discovers the Mississippi 7:59 Gelesen von Deon Gines
Book VI, Part 5, De Soto’s Vain Attempts to reach the Sea 6:45 Gelesen von Deon Gines
Book VI, Part 6, Death and Burial of De Soto 5:21 Gelesen von Deon Gines
Book VII, The French in Florida (1562‒1565). Part 1, Jean Ribaut in Florida 12:07 Gelesen von Duane Desalvo
Book VII, Part 2, Alone in the New World 13:24 Gelesen von Duane Desalvo
Book VII, Part 3, Laudonnière’s Search for the Colonists 5:47 Gelesen von Duane Desalvo
Book VII, Part 4, Capture of Fort Caroline by the Spaniards 13:18 Gelesen von Duane Desalvo
Book VIII, Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1583) 10:49 Gelesen von Duane Desalvo
Book IX, The Lost Colonies of Virginia (1584‒1590). Part 1, The First Voyage to… 12:23 Gelesen von Duane Desalvo
Book IX, Part 2, Visit to an Indian Princess 4:50 Gelesen von April6090
Book IX, Part 3, Adventures of the First Virginia Colony 5:54 Gelesen von Deon Gines
Book IX, Part 4, The Second English Colony in Virginia 13:15 Gelesen von Deon Gines
Book IX, Part 5, Search for the Lost Colony 8:20 Gelesen von Deon Gines
Book X, Unsuccessful New England Settlements (1602‒1607). Part 1, Gosnold’s For… 21:23 Gelesen von Deon Gines
Book X, Part 2, Captain Waymouth explores the Penobscot 18:46 Gelesen von Deon Gines
Book X, Part 3, The Popham Colony on the Kennebec 6:50 Gelesen von ChadH94
Book X, Part 4, Captain Gilbert’s Adventure with Indians 4:52 Gelesen von April6090
Book XI, Captain John Smith (1606‒1631). Part 1, The Virginia Colony 8:01 Gelesen von BettyB
Book XI, Part 2, The Colonists 3:40 Gelesen von BettyB
Book XI, Part 3, Captain Smith’s Capture by Indians 7:47 Gelesen von BettyB
Book XI, Part 4, Captain Smith and Pocahontas 9:02 Gelesen von BettyB
Book XI, Part 5, King Powhatan 3:46 Gelesen von BettyB
Book XI, Part 6, A Virginia Princess 2:22 Gelesen von BettyB
Book XI, Part 7, An Indian Dance in Virginia 2:34 Gelesen von BettyB
Book XI, Part 8, Indian Children 2:57 Gelesen von BettyB
Book XI, Part 9, “The Planter’s Pleasure and Profit” 4:10 Gelesen von BettyB
Book XI, part 10, The Glories of Fishing 4:16 Gelesen von BettyB
Book XI, part 11, Visit of Pocahontas to London 10:24 Gelesen von BettyB
Book XI, Part 12, First Buildings of the Virginia Colonists 2:05 Gelesen von BettyB
Book XI, Part 13, Captain Smith’s Recollections 2:17 Gelesen von BettyB
Book XII, Champlain on the War-Path (1609) 16:10 Gelesen von Duane Desalvo
Book XIII, Henry Hudson and the New Netherlands (1609‒1626). Part 1, Discovery … 16:52 Gelesen von KevinS
Book XIII, Part 2, Indian Traditions of Hudson’s Arrival 10:52 Gelesen von KevinS
Book XIII, Part 3, Hudson’s Last Voyage, and how he was set adrift in the Ice 12:55 Gelesen von Duane Desalvo
Book XIII, Part 4, Dutch Settlement of the New Netherlands 7:27 Gelesen von ChadH94
Book XIV, The Pilgrims at Plymouth (1620‒1621). Part 1, Sailing of the Pilgrims 3:03 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
Book XIV, Part 2, Miles Standish at Cape Cod 10:32 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
Book XIV, Part 3, The First Encounter 11:14 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
Book, XIV, Part 4, The Landing on Plymouth Rock 2:49 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
Book XIV, Part 5, Plymouth Village founded 7:14 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
Book XIV, Part 6, “Welcome, Englishmen!” 7:00 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
Book XV, The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1629‒1631). Part 1, Voyage of the Massac… 5:35 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
Book XV, Part 2, The Puritans in Salem Harbor 4:30 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
Book XV, Part 3, The Four Elements in New England 14:02 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
Book XV, Part 4, A Sea-Adventure of the Puritans 3:56 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
Book XV, Part 5, Governor Winthrop’s Night out of Doors 2:03 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
Book XV, Part 6, The Privations of the Puritans 4:34 Gelesen von Larry Wilson