Poems of American History, The Colonial Era


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A History through Poetry of the exploration and settling of North American by Europeans. Beginning with Leif Erikson, and continuing through the Age of Exploration to the colonies of Virginia and New Amsterdam, including the arrival of the Puritans, the life of Pocahontas, the persecution of the Quakers, and the horror of the Salem Witch Trials, with works by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, Edward Everett Hale, Benjamin Franklin, William Wordsworth, Julia Ward Howe, and many, many more. This is the first of 5 volumes that cover American History through poetry from the Vikings to WWI. - Summary by Ed Humpal

Cast List (The Proclamation)
Cole: DomBomadil
Merry: Adele de Pignerolles
Kempthorn: Michele Fry
Marshal: Douglas Taylor
Upsall: Eileen Tipping
Christison: Ed Humpal
Narrator: Esther ben Simonides
Editor: Adele de Pignerolles

Cast List (The Trial):
Hathorn: Ed Humpal
Martha: SeekWisdom
Mary: Beth Thomas
Corey: Douglas Taylor
Gloyd: Joseph Tabler
Narrator, Editor: Adele de Pignerolles

Chapitres

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Introduction 8:50 Lu par Ed Humpal
Chapter I, The Discovery of America, Part 1 22:37 Lu par Douglas Taylor
Ch 1, The Discovery of America, Part 2 7:51 Lu par Greg Giordano
Ch 1, The Discovery of America, Part 3 11:47 Lu par Esther ben Simonides
Ch 1, The Discovery of America, Part 4 19:49 Lu par Adele de Pignerolles
Ch 1, The Discovery of America, Part 5 9:33 Lu par Greg Giordano
Ch 2, In the Wake of Columbus, Part 1 14:04 Lu par SionedV
Ch 2, In the Wake of Columbus, Part 2 14:34 Lu par SionedV
Ch 2, In the Wake of Columbus, Part 3 30:15 Lu par malcster
Ch 2, In the Wake of Columbus, Part 4 8:34 Lu par Lois Beachy Yoder
Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 1 11:13 Lu par Esther ben Simonides
Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 2 10:53 Lu par Esther ben Simonides
Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 3 7:22 Lu par Lois Beachy Yoder
Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 4 18:14 Lu par Greg Giordano
Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 5 9:31 Lu par Greg Giordano
Ch 4, The Dutch at New Amsterdam, Part 1 8:12 Lu par Ann Boulais
Ch 4, The Dutch at New Amsterdam, Part 2 16:27 Lu par Ann Boulais
Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 1 15:47 Lu par Larry Wilson
Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 2 10:51 Lu par Larry Wilson
Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 3 11:21 Lu par Larry Wilson
Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 4 15:34 Lu par Larry Wilson
Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 5 10:47 Lu par Larry Wilson
Ch 6, Religious Persecution in New England, Part 1 10:08 Lu par Lucretia B.
Ch 6, Religious Persecution in New England, Part 2 16:59 Lu par Lucretia B.
Ch 6, Religious Persecution in New England, Part 3 6:18 Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Ch 6, Religious Persecution in New England, Part 4 28:02 Lu par Lucretia B.
Ch 7, King Phillip's War and the Witchcraft Delusion, Part 1 10:57 Lu par Chris Pyle
Ch 7, King Phillip's War and the Witchcraft Delusion, Part 2 10:36 Lu par Chris Pyle
Ch 7, King Phillip's War and the Witchcraft Delusion, Part 3 5:05 Lu par Chris Pyle
Ch 7, King Phillip's War and the Witchcraft Delusion, Part 4 7:17 Lu par Chris Pyle
Ch 7, King Phillip's War and the Witchcraft Delusion, Part 5 12:43 Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Ch 7, King Phillip's War and the Witchcraft Delusion, Part 6 10:30 Lu par Ann Boulais
Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 1 6:53 Lu par David Allen
Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 2 17:03 Lu par Ed Humpal
Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 3 11:06 Lu par Ed Humpal
Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 4 6:06 Lu par Ed Humpal
Chapter 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 5 14:28 Lu par Ed Humpal
Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 6 20:00 Lu par Joseph Tabler
Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 7 13:57 Lu par Greg Giordano
Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 8 8:15 Lu par Greg Giordano
Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 9 9:53 Lu par Eileen Tipping