This book tells the story of exploration in America in the words of the explorers themselves. It consists of extracts from narratives of the early discoverers and explorers of the American continent from the Northmen in 10th century to 17th century Massachusets Bay Colony. - Summary by Kikisaulite
Chapters
1 Preface 3 min 2 Book I, The Legends of the Northmen (985‒1008). Part 1, How the Northmen discovered North America 7 min 3 Book I, Part 2, The Voyage of Leif the Lucky 4 min 4 Book I, Part 3, Leif finds Vines, and goes back to Greenland 3 min 5 Book I, Part 4, Thorvald, Leif's Brother, goes to Vinland 5 min 6 Book I, Part 5, Karlsefni's Adventures 5 min 7 Book II, Columbus and his Companions (1492‒1503). Part 1, The First Letter from Columbus 13 min 8 Book II, Part 2, The Second Voyage of Columbus 9 min 9 Book II, Part 3, Columbus reaches the Mainland 5 min 10 Book II, Part 4, Columbus at the Mouth of the Orinoco 4 min 11 Book II, Part 5, Columbus thinks himself near the Earthly Paradise 5 min 12 Book II, Part 6, Daring Deed of Diego Mendez 8 min 13 Book II, Part 7, How Diego Mendez got Food for Columbus 7 min 14 Book II, Part 8, How Diego Mendez saved Columbus 12 min 15 Book II, Part 9, Appeal of Columbus in his Old Age 5 min 16 Book III, Cabot and Verrazzano (1497‒1524). Part 1, First News of John and Sebastian Cabot 4 min 17 Book III, Part 2, Sebastian Cabot's Voyage 6 min 18 Book III, Part 3, Verrazzano's Letter to the King 18 min 19 Book IV, The Strange Voyage of Cabeza de Vaca (1528‒1533). Part 1, The Strange Voyage 14 min 20 Book IV, Part 2, Cabeza de Vaca saved by Indians 7 min 21 Book IV, Part 3, Cabeza de Vaca's Captivity 6 min 22 Book IV, Part 4, The Indians of the Gulf of Mexico 3 min 23 Book IV, Part 5, Cabeza de Vaca's Escape 5 min 24 Book V, The French in Canada (1534‒1536). Part 1, Cartier's Visit to Bay of Chaleur 6 min 25 Book V, Part 2, Cartier sets up a Cross 4 min 26 Book V, Part 3, Cartier ascends the St. Lawrence 8 min 27 Book V, Part 4, How the Indians tried to frighten Cartier 5 min 28 Book V, Part 5, How Cartier reached Hochelaga, now Montreal 7 min 29 Book V, Part 6, The Festivities at Hochelaga 8 min 30 Book VI, Adventures of De Soto (1538‒1542). Part 1, How De Soto set sail 7 min 31 Book VI, Part 2, De Soto attacks the Indians, and finds a Fellow Countryman 4 min 32 Book VI, Part 3, The Story of John Ortiz 10 min 33 Book VI, Part 4, De Soto discovers the Mississippi 8 min 34 Book VI, Part 5, De Soto's Vain Attempts to reach the Sea 7 min 35 Book VI, Part 6, Death and Burial of De Soto 5 min 36 Book VII, The French in Florida (1562‒1565). Part 1, Jean Ribaut in Florida 12 min 37 Book VII, Part 2, Alone in the New World 13 min 38 Book VII, Part 3, Laudonnière's Search for the Colonists 6 min 39 Book VII, Part 4, Capture of Fort Caroline by the Spaniards 13 min 40 Book VIII, Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1583) 11 min 41 Book IX, The Lost Colonies of Virginia (1584‒1590). Part 1, The First Voyage to Virginia 12 min 42 Book IX, Part 2, Visit to an Indian Princess 5 min 43 Book IX, Part 3, Adventures of the First Virginia Colony 6 min 44 Book IX, Part 4, The Second English Colony in Virginia 13 min 45 Book IX, Part 5, Search for the Lost Colony 8 min 46 Book X, Unsuccessful New England Settlements (1602‒1607). Part 1, Gosnold's Fort at Cuttyhunk 21 min 47 Book X, Part 2, Captain Waymouth explores the Penobscot 19 min 48 Book X, Part 3, The Popham Colony on the Kennebec 7 min 49 Book X, Part 4, Captain Gilbert's Adventure with Indians 5 min 50 Book XI, Captain John Smith (1606‒1631). Part 1, The Virginia Colony 8 min 51 Book XI, Part 2, The Colonists 4 min 52 Book XI, Part 3, Captain Smith's Capture by Indians 8 min 53 Book XI, Part 4, Captain Smith and Pocahontas 9 min 54 Book XI, Part 5, King Powhatan 4 min 55 Book XI, Part 6, A Virginia Princess 2 min 56 Book XI, Part 7, An Indian Dance in Virginia 3 min 57 Book XI, Part 8, Indian Children 3 min 58 Book XI, Part 9, "The Planter's Pleasure and Profit" 4 min 59 Book XI, part 10, The Glories of Fishing 4 min 60 Book XI, part 11, Visit of Pocahontas to London 10 min 61 Book XI, Part 12, First Buildings of the Virginia Colonists 2 min 62 Book XI, Part 13, Captain Smith's Recollections 2 min 63 Book XII, Champlain on the War-Path (1609) 16 min 64 Book XIII, Henry Hudson and the New Netherlands (1609‒1626). Part 1, Discovery of the Hudson River 17 min 65 Book XIII, Part 2, Indian Traditions of Hudson's Arrival 11 min 66 Book XIII, Part 3, Hudson's Last Voyage, and how he was set adrift in the Ice 13 min 67 Book XIII, Part 4, Dutch Settlement of the New Netherlands 7 min 68 Book XIV, The Pilgrims at Plymouth (1620‒1621). Part 1, Sailing of the Pilgrims 3 min 69 Book XIV, Part 2, Miles Standish at Cape Cod 11 min 70 Book XIV, Part 3, The First Encounter 11 min 71 Book, XIV, Part 4, The Landing on Plymouth Rock 3 min 72 Book XIV, Part 5, Plymouth Village founded 7 min 73 Book XIV, Part 6, "Welcome, Englishmen!" 7 min 74 Book XV, The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1629‒1631). Part 1, Voyage of the Massachusetts Colonists 6 min 75 Book XV, Part 2, The Puritans in Salem Harbor 4 min 76 Book XV, Part 3, The Four Elements in New England 14 min 77 Book XV, Part 4, A Sea-Adventure of the Puritans 4 min 78 Book XV, Part 5, Governor Winthrop's Night out of Doors 2 min 79 Book XV, Part 6, The Privations of the Puritans 5 min
