Great Epochs in American History, Volume III


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This is the third 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 III describes the French war and the Revolution and covers time period from 1745 to 1782. - Summary by Kikisaulite (6 hr 15 min)

Chapitres

Introduction by the Editor 8:33 Lu par BettyB
The Two Sieges of Louisburg (1745 anad 1758) by A.G. Bradley 19:31 Lu par Jason Anderson
The Albany "Plan of Union" for the Colonies (1754) by Benjamin Franklin 15:13 Lu par Siler Weaver
Washington's Expedition to the Ohio and the Battle of Great Meadows (1753-1754)… 10:33 Lu par velo26
Washington's Expedition to the Ohio and the Battle of Great Meadows (1753-1754)… 13:37 Lu par velo26
The Defeat of Braddock (1755) I: by A.G. Bradley 13:39 Lu par Tatiana Chichilla
The Defeat of Braddock (1755) II: Washington's own account 4:28 Lu par Greg Giordano
The Deportation of the Acadians of Nova Scotia (1755) by A.G. Bradley 16:01 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
The Victory of Wolfe at Quebec (1759) by Captain John Knox 19:15 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
The Stamp Act and Its Repeal (1765) by William E. H. Lecky 20:23 Lu par Louis Hehman
Daniel Boone's Migration to Kentucky (1769-1775) I: by Theodore Roosevelt 19:01 Lu par Bob Lyon
Daniel Boone's Migration to Kentucky (1769-1775) II: Boone's own account 12:27 Lu par Jddykst
The Boston Tea party (1773) I: by George Bancroft 10:01 Lu par Kristen Taylor
The Boston Tea party (1773) II: Governor Hutchinson's Account 6:15 Lu par Larry Wilson
Patrick Henry's Call to Arms (1775) by William Wirt 12:30 Lu par Larry Wilson
Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill (1775) I: by William E. H. Lecky 8:30 Lu par Larry Wilson
Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill (1775) II: William Emerson's Account of the … 5:08 Lu par Larry Wilson
Washington's Appointment as Commander-in-Chief (1775) by Washington Irving 16:00 Lu par Ciufi Galeazzi
Washington's Capture of Boston (1776), Washington's own account 8:22 Lu par Greg Giordano
The Drafting of "The Declaration of Independence" (1776) I: by James Parton 14:35 Lu par thestorygirl
The Drafting of "The Declaration of Independence" (1776) II: John Adams's Accou… 6:33 Lu par thestorygirl
Franklin in France by Sir George Trevelyan 13:08 Lu par Bill Mosley
The Battles of Trenton and Princeton (1777) by William E. H. Lecky 8:59 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
The Defeat of Burgoyne at Saratoga (1777) by Sir Edward Creasy 18:14 Lu par Louis Hehman
John Paul Jone's Sea Fight (1779) by John Paul Jones 11:43 Lu par Phil Schempf
Arnold's Treason (1780) by William E. H. Lecky 17:28 Lu par Ciufi Galeazzi
The Execution of André (1780) I: by Gen. William Heath 5:26 Lu par Ciufi Galeazzi
The Execution of André (1780) II: the historian's Lecky's view 4:02 Lu par Ciufi Galeazzi
The Capture of Vincennes (1779), George Rogers Clark's own Account 11:33 Lu par VTDave
The Surrender of Cornwallis (1781), Cornwalli's own Account 8:18 Lu par Paul Harvey
Washington's Services in the War by William E. H. Lecky 6:51 Lu par Kristen Taylor
The Cost of the War by Richard Hildreth 9:15 Lu par BettyB