Great Epochs in American History, Volume II


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This is the second volume in ten volume series of great epochs in the history of the United States, from the landing of Columbus to the building of the Panama Canal. In large part, events composing each epoch are described by men who participated in them, or were personal eye-witnesses of them. Volume II describes first colonies in America and covers time period from 1562 to 1733. - Summary by Kikisaulite (6 hr 12 min)

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Introduction 8:23 Leído por BettyB
The founding of St. Augustine and the massacre by Menendez (1562-1565) I: The a… 17:09 Leído por Jddykst
The founding of St. Augustine and the massacre by Menendez (1562-1565) II: Mend… 19:04 Leído por Jddykst
Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia colonies (1584-1587) I: The account by John A. Do… 12:05 Leído por Marcia Eppich-Harris
Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia colonies II: The return of the colonists with Si… 9:22 Leído por Marcia Eppich-Harris
Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia colonies III: The birth of Virginia Dare (1587) b… 4:18 Leído por Bill Mosley
Bartholomew Gosnold's discovery of Cape Cod (1602) I: By Gabriel Archer, one of… 14:00 Leído por skgm1010
Bartholomew Gosnold's discovery of Cape Cod (1602) II: Gosnold's own account 4:58 Leído por Bill Mosley
The founding of Jamestown (1607) by Captain John Smith 27:03 Leído por Bill Mosley
The first American legislative assembly (1619) by John Twine, its secretary 12:48 Leído por Michele Fry
The origin of negro slavery in America I: In the West Indies (1518) by Sir Arth… 8:37 Leído por Larry Wilson
The origin of negro slavery in America II: Its beginnings in the United States … 5:27 Leído por Larry Wilson
New England before the pilgrim fathers landed (1614) by captain John Smith 17:55 Leído por Bill Mosley
The first voyage of the "Mayflower" (1620) by governor William Bradford 23:48 Leído por Larry Wilson
The first New York settlements (1623-1628) by Nicholas Jean de Wassenaer 8:49 Leído por Rita Boutros
The Swedes and Dutch in New Jersey and Delaware (1627) by Israel Acrelius 15:22 Leído por Rita Boutros
The beginnings of the Massachusetts Bay colony (1627-1631) by governor Thomas D… 9:22 Leído por realisticspeakers
How the Bay colony differed from Plymouth by John G. Palfrey 10:03 Leído por H. Anne Schwarz
Lord Baltimore in Maryland (1633) by contemporary writers 8:43 Leído por MFD32
Roger Williams in Rhode Island (1636) by Nathaniel Morton 7:58 Leído por Bill Mosley
The founding of Connecticut (1633-1636) by Alexander Johnston 16:31 Leído por Kyle Donelan
Witchcraft in New England (1647-1696) by John G. Palfrey 13:57 Leído por Larry Wilson
The English conquest of New York (1664) by John R. Brodhead 18:11 Leído por H. Anne Schwarz
Bacon's rebellion in Virginia (1676) by an anonymous writer 14:52 Leído por Ciufi Galeazzi
King Philip's war (1676) by William Hubbard 12:46 Leído por realisticspeakers
The founding of Pennsylvania I: Penn's account of the colony (1684) 8:35 Leído por Ciufi Galeazzi
The founding of Pennsylvania II: Penn's treaty with the Indians (1683), his own… 4:05 Leído por Ciufi Galeazzi
The founding of Pennsylvania III: The reality of Penn's treaty (1682), by Georg… 6:15 Leído por Ciufi Galeazzi
The Charter Oak affair in Connecticut (1682) by Alexander Johnston 8:28 Leído por Larry Wilson
The colonization of Louisiana (1699) by Charles E.T. Gayarre 14:54 Leído por Michele Fry
Oglethorpe in Georgia (1733) by Joel Chandler Harris 8:28 Leído por KevinS