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)

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