The World’s Story Volume XI: Canada, South America, Central America, Mexico and…


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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 (15 hr 56 min)

Chapitres

The landing of Columbus, by Petro Gabrini, painting, frontispiece 2:35 Lu par Sonia
Canada Part I: Discovery and exploration: Historical note 1:51 Lu par Sonia
What the Italians thought of John Cabot (1498), from two contemporary letters 7:18 Lu par Jim Locke
Jacques Cartier at Quebec (1535), by John Fiske 14:06 Lu par Piotr Nater
Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1583), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 3:14 Lu par Tomas Peter
The last days of Henry Hudson (1611), by Agnes C. Laut 16:49 Lu par Albert Shu
The last voyage of Henry Hudson, by Hon. John Collier, painting p. 24 1:04 Lu par Sonia
Why the Iroquois hated the French (1609), by Eva March Tappan 6:27 Lu par April6090
Champlain and the impostor Vignan (1613), by Francis Parkman 10:38 Lu par Matt Stevens
Canada Part II: Heroes and heroines of early Canada: Historical note 2:30 Lu par Tomas Peter
The story of Jean Brébeuf (1633-1649), by Rev. J. O. Miller 10:46 Lu par Matt Stevens
The women who founded the Ursuline convent at Quebec (1639), by W. S. Herrington 6:31 Lu par Jim Locke
The story of Ville Marie de Montreal (1642), by Agnes Maule Machar 16:43 Lu par Jim Locke
Madame de la Tour and her defense of Fort St. John (1645), by Mary Hartwell Cat… 21:10 Lu par Jim Locke
The child who defended Castle Dangerous (1692), by Thomas G. Marquis 17:36 Lu par Matt Stevens
Canada Part III: Life in the French settlements: Historical note 2:04 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
In the days of Frontenac (1672-1698), by Rev. J. O. Miller 10:55 Lu par Matt Stevens
How people lived in New France (Seventeenth century), by Charles G. D. Roberts 14:19 Lu par Piotr Nater
The Coureur de Bois, by Samuel Mathewson Baylis 1:50 Lu par Sonia
Canada Part IV: Canada becomes a British Province: Historical note 2:21 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
The exile of the Acadians (1755), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 8:28 Lu par Alan Mapstone
The second capture of Louisburg (1758), by Agnes C. Laut 8:24 Lu par dmusgrove
The fall of Quebec (1759), by George Bancroft 20:16 Lu par Jim Locke
The fall of Quebec, from an old print, painting p. 122 0:54 Lu par Tomas Peter
The troubles of the Loyalists (about 1783), by Eva March Tappan 14:49 Lu par Albert Shu
Loyalist Shelburne (1783), by Daniel Owen 12:07 Lu par Jared Starr
How a settler built his log barn (early part of the nineteenth century), by Sam… 6:40 Lu par Devorah Allen
The second concession of Deer, by William Wye Smith 3:46 Lu par Alan Mapstone
Canada Part V: Scenes from Canadian history: Historical note 1:57 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
Monument to Joseph Brant, photograph p. 152 1:59 Lu par Alan Mapstone
When Tecumseh met General Brock (1812), by Walter R. Nursey 4:23 Lu par Alan Mapstone
Laura Secord, a heroine of the war of 1812 (1813), by Rev. J. O. Miller 5:24 Lu par April6090
The battle of Lundy's Lane (1814), by Agnes C. Laut 8:09 Lu par Colleen McMahon
The cutting-out of the Caroline (1837), by John Charles Dent 11:06 Lu par Colleen McMahon
Taken prisoner by the Fenians (1866), by David Junor 15:09 Lu par Jim Locke
The Canadians on the Nile (1884-1885), by William Wye Smith 2:51 Lu par Alan Mapstone
Canada Part VI: Stories of the trappers: Historical note 1:50 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
A Canadian boat-song, by Thomas Moore 2:28 Lu par Alan Mapstone
How the Northwest Company lost Fort Gabriel (about 1820), by Sir Gilbert Parker 10:26 Lu par Colleen McMahon
Shopping at a Hudson's Bay Company's fort, by H. M. Robinson 11:33 Lu par Colleen McMahon
The trade into the north, by Aubrey Fullerton 18:47 Lu par Jared Starr
Canada Part VII: The Canadian Northwest: Historical note 1:32 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
How Alexander Mackenzie reached the Pacific Ocean (1793), by Rev. J. O. Miller 7:17 Lu par Tomas Peter
How Canada acquired the Northwest (1869), by Eva March Tappan 8:29 Lu par Jim Locke
How the Canadian Pacific crossed the Selkirks (1881-1886), by Frederic A. Talbot 10:28 Lu par Jim Locke
A glacier in the Selkirk Mountains, photograph p. 228 1:31 Lu par April6090
The Canadian Northwest mounted police (Twentieth century), by W. G. Fitz-Gerald 18:47 Lu par Jim Locke
How the Canadian Northwest awoke (End of the nineteenth century), by A. G. Brad… 12:19 Lu par Steven Winterburn
Canada Part VIII: The Empire of the North: Historical note 1:55 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
The cable hymn (1858), by John G. Whittier 2:40 Lu par Tomas Peter
The bore of the Bay of Fundy, by Eliza B. Chase 6:24 Lu par April6090
How Dr. Grenfell was saved (Twentieth century), by George Andrews, one of the r… 6:55 Lu par Matt Stevens
Given to hospitality (Twentieth century), by Dr. Wilfred Thomason Grenfell 17:34 Lu par Matt Stevens
Canada of the future (Twentieth century), by Agnes C. Laut 15:13 Lu par Matt Stevens
South America Part I: Stories of the Incas: Historical note 2:32 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
The stolen child of the Inca (before 1532), by Sir Clements R. Markham 10:40 Lu par Devorah Allen
Machu Picchu, a ruined city of the Incas, photograph p. 288 2:03 Lu par cathar maiden
How Pizarro captured the Inca (1532), by William Hickling Prescott 11:59 Lu par hayduo
The golden ransom (1532), by Charles Bradford Hudson 10:32 Lu par April6090
The execution of Atahuallpa (1533), by W. H. Davenport Adams 13:22 Lu par Jim Locke
The hidden treasure of the Incas (after 1532), from the Spanish of Valverde 6:49 Lu par Availle
South America Part II: Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and Ecuador: Historical note 2:32 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
The highest railroad in the World (about 1865), by Frederic A. Talbot 20:16 Lu par ToddHW
How to conduct a Spanish-American revolution (about 1860), by F. Hassaurek 10:08 Lu par ToddHW
The unconquerable Araucanians (Twentieth century), by Nevin O. Winter 9:37 Lu par Availle
The Christ of the Andes, by Nevin O. Winter 1:41 Lu par Sonia
South America Part III: Venezuela, Colombia, and the Guianas: Historical note 2:23 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
The adventures of Columbus off the coast of Trinidad (1498), by Washington Irv… 6:15 Lu par Alan Mapstone
What Sir Walter Raleigh thought of Guiana (1595), by Sir Walter Raleigh 5:35 Lu par Alan Mapstone
The story of Bolívar (1817-1830), by Lindon Bates, Jr. 25:36 Lu par Albert Shu
The statue of Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela, photograph p. 364 2:25 Lu par Albert Shu
The sword of Bolívar, by Unknown 3:35 Lu par cathar maiden
The Asphalt Lake of Trinidad (Twentieth century), by Lindon Bates, Jr. 4:09 Lu par Sonia
Modern Columbia (Twentieth century), by Francis E. Clarke 8:09 Lu par Kristine Bekere
South America Part IV: Brazil: Historical note 1:55 Lu par Kristine Bekere
The discovery of Brazil (1500), by Robert Grant Watson 5:34 Lu par Kristine Bekere
Why Brazil belonged to Portugal (1500), by Thomas Bonaventure Lawler 5:01 Lu par Devorah Allen
How King John VI came to Brazil (1808), by D. P. Kidder and J. C. Fletcher 7:50 Lu par Leni
Dom Pedro II, the exiled emperor (1889), by Marie Robinson Wright 7:27 Lu par Leni
An American colony in Brazil (1910), by Nevin O. Winter 9:01 Lu par KevinS
South America Part V: Paraguay and Uruguay: Historical note 3:04 Lu par Kristine Bekere
Life at a Paraguayan ''Reduction'', by Mrs. Marion G. Mulhall 8:31 Lu par Jim Locke
The escape of the American minister from Paraguay (1868), by Charles A. Washburn 11:03 Lu par Kristine Bekere
A visit to Artigas (about 1815), by W. H. Koebel 6:42 Lu par dmusgrove
Uruguay and the Uruguayans (Twentieth century), by Francis E. Clark 11:38 Lu par Piotr Nater
South America Part VI: The Argentine Republic: Historical note 2:14 Lu par Corey Kendrick
Argentine independence (1810-1910), by Hiram Bingham 11:23 Lu par Jim Locke
The people of the Argentine Pampas (about 1870), by Dr. Domingo Faustino Sarmie… 9:41 Lu par Piotr Nater
A real Patagonian (about 1880), by Lady Florence Dixie 10:08 Lu par Jim Locke
In Buenos Aires (Twentieth century), by Hiram Bingham 10:08 Lu par Jim Locke
Central America: Historical note 1:27 Lu par Tomas Peter
A sacrifice to Tohil, by William T. Brigham 8:34 Lu par Jared Starr
Copan, by Joaquin Miller 1:57 Lu par Sonia
Balboa (1513), by Thomas Buchanan Read 4:19 Lu par Alan Mapstone
Chief Nicaragua and the Spaniards (1522), by Frederick Palmer 6:28 Lu par Piotr Nater
William Walker, ''the last of the Filibusters'' (1853-1860), by Joaquin Miller 4:23 Lu par Alan Mapstone
The cargadors of Guatemala (Twentieth century), by Nevin O. Winter 3:11 Lu par Piotr Nater
Happy little Costa Rica (Twentieth century), by Frederick Palmer 9:36 Lu par alzounes
Mexico Part I: Stories of the Aztecs: Historical note 3:11 Lu par Jim Locke
A hymn of the ancient Mexicans 1:59 Lu par Alan Mapstone
Nezahualcoyotl, king of the Tuscucans, by William Hickling Prescott 5:25 Lu par Jim Locke
Mexican hieroglyphics, photograph p. 482 1:52 Lu par Tomas Peter
How an Aztec boy became a knight, by Hubert Howe Bancroft 8:12 Lu par Devorah Allen
How the Aztec king passed his time (early part of the sixteenth century), by Hu… 9:42 Lu par Jim Locke
Mexico Part II: The coming of the Spaniards: Historical note 2:05 Lu par Jared Starr
Has the god Quetzalcoatl come to Mexico ? (1519), by William Hickling Prescott 15:33 Lu par Piotr Nater
The king without a throne, by Hubert Howe Bancroft 16:05 Lu par Jim Locke
The fall of the city of Mexico (1521), by Jacob Abbott 7:30 Lu par Jim Locke
Statue of Quauhtemoc, photograph p. 516 2:45 Lu par Alan Mapstone
Mexico Part III: Modern Mexico: Historical note 3:10 Lu par Jared Starr
The angels of Buena Vista (1847), by John G. Whittier 5:41 Lu par Jim Locke
Maximilian at Queretaro (1872), by Margaret Junkin Preston 3:07 Lu par Alan Mapstone
The last moments of Maximilian, by Jean Paul Laurens (France, 1838), painting p… 1:36 Lu par Alan Mapstone
The rule of Porfirio Diaz (1877-1919), by Channing Arnold and Frederick J. Tabo… 19:41 Lu par Fernando Borrego
The National Palace, city of Mexico, photograph p. 534 2:52 Lu par Fernando Borrego
The West Indies: Historical note 2:29 Lu par Jared Starr
The first landing of Columbus (1492), by Ferdinand Columbus, son of Christopher… 12:48 Lu par Piotr Nater
Toussaint L'Ouverture (1801), by Wendell Phillips 17:34 Lu par Piotr Nater
''The marble memory of Josephine'', empress of France, by Lafcadio Hearn 2:53 Lu par Sonia
The Fer-de-Lance of Martinique, by Lafcadio Hearn 9:03 Lu par April6090
The eruption of Mont Pelée (1902), by Charles Augustus Stoddard 7:57 Lu par April6090
The Court of Justice of General Gomez (1895), by Grover Flint 6:02 Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Execution Wall, Havana, photograph p. 568 1:46 Lu par Monika M. C.
How freedom came to Porto Rico (1898), by William Dinwiddie 10:30 Lu par Sonia