Great Epochs in American History, Volume I
Francis Whiting Halsey
32 chapters · 6 h 4 min · English
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This is the first 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 I describes the early period from 1000 AD to 1682. - Summary by Kikisaulite
Chapters
1 Preface 3 min 2 Introduction 9 min 3 Discoveries before Columbus I: The men from Asia and from Norway by Justin Winsor 12 min 4 Discoveries before Columbus II: How the Norwegians came to Winland (1000 AD) 13 min 5 Discoveries before Columbus III: The first child of European race born in America (About 1000 AD) 6 min 6 Discoveries before Columbus IV: Other Pre-columbian voyages by Henry Wheaton 4 min 7 The Discovery by Columbus (1492) I: as described by Washington Irving 14 min 8 The Discovery by Columbus (1492) II: as described by Columbus himself 13 min 9 The Bull of Pope Alexander VI partitioning America (1493) 14 min 10 The discovery of the mainland by the Cabots (1497) I: the account given by John A. Doyle 8 min 11 The discovery of the mainland by the Cabots (1497) II: Peter Martyr's account 5 min 12 The voyages of Americus Vespucius (1497): Vespuciu's own account 15 min 13 A battle wih the Indians (1497) as described by Americus Vecpucius 6 min 14 The first account of America printed in English (1511) 4 min 15 The discovery of Florida by Ponce de Leon (1512): Parkman's account 6 min 16 The discovery of the Pacific by Balboa (1513): the account by Manuel Jose Quintana 15 min 17 The voyage of Magellan to the Pacific (1520): John Fiske's account 23 min 18 The discovery of New York harbor by Verazzano (1524): Verazzano's own account 19 min 19 Cartier's exploration of the St.Lawrence (1534) I: the account given by John A. Doyle 11 min 20 Cartier's exploration of the St.Lawrence (1534) II: Cartier's own account 16 min 21 Searches for "The seven cities of Cibola" (1530-1540): the account by Reuben Gold Thwaites 8 min 22 Cabeza de Vaca's journey to the Southwest (1535-1536): de Vaca's own account 20 min 23 The expedition of Coronado to the Southwest (1540-1541): Coronado's own account 29 min 24 The discovery of the Mississippi by de Soto (1541): Parkman's account 8 min 25 The death of de Soto (1542) by one of de Soto's companions 8 min 26 Drake's visit to California (1579) by one of Drake's companions 20 min 27 Hudson's discovery of the Hudson river (1609) by Robert Juet, Hudson's secretary 16 min 28 Champlain's battle with the Iroquois on lake Champlain (1609) by Champlain himself 9 min 29 Marquette's discovery of the Mississippi (1673): Marquette's own account 10 min 30 The death of Marquette (1675) by Father Claude Dablon 5 min 31 Discovery of Niagara Falls (1678) by Father Louis Hennepin 3 min 32 La Salle's voyage to the mouth of the Mississippi (1682) by Francis Parkman 12 min
