The American Egypt


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Arnold and Frost were English archaeologists who traveled to the Yucatan Peninsula and wrote "the first book ever written by Englishmen on Yucatan—that Egypt of the New World, where, it is now generally admitted, Central American Civilisation reached its apogee—and to be, for the present at least, the only Englishmen who can claim to have explored the uncivilised north-eastern portions of the Peninsula and the islands of her eastern coast." Their studies brought them to the conclusion, contrary to the bulk of the body of other contemporary experts, "that America's first architects were Buddhist immigrants from Java and Indo-China." Summary by Lynne Thompson. (19 hr 46 min)

Chapters

Preface 6:48 Read by Lynne T
A Bird's Eye View Of Mexico part 1 36:24 Read by Carol
A Bird's Eye View Of Mexico part 2 38:40 Read by Carol
Mexico City And The Mexicans part 1 35:33 Read by Lynne T
Mexico City And The Mexicans part 2 30:04 Read by Lynne T
Yucatan And Her History 35:13 Read by Lynne T
First Impressions Of Yucatan 44:26 Read by Jon Smith
A Yucatan Breakfast And Other Sights 33:10 Read by Sienna
Amid The Palaces Of The Itzas part 1 32:32 Read by Sienna
Amid The Palaces Of The Itzas part 2 41:49 Read by Sienna
Valladolid And After part 1 33:36 Read by Sienna
Valladolid And After part 2 37:30 Read by Sienna
In The Footsteps Of Cortes 50:33 Read by Sienna
El Meco To Puerto Morelos part 1 25:58 Read by Sienna
El Meco To Puerto Morelos part 2 39:01 Read by Sienna
In Search Of The Mayan Mecca part 1 24:26 Read by Jon Smith
In Search Of The Mayan Mecca part 2 32:49 Read by Jon Smith
On The Southern Sierras part 1 27:28 Read by Sienna
On The Southern Sierras part 2 39:42 Read by Sienna
Copan And Quirigua 32:42 Read by Sienna
Palenque, Menche, And On The Usumacinta 26:12 Read by Lynne T
The Ancient Mayans 46:00 Read by Availle
Who Were The Mayans? 40:56 Read by Availle
Who Were America's First Architects? part 1 39:53 Read by Jairus Amar
Who Were America's First Architects? part 2 41:42 Read by Jairus Amar
The Age Of The Ruins part 1 22:49 Read by Jairus Amar
The Age Of The Ruins part 2 27:34 Read by Jairus Amar
Hieroglyphics And Paintings 47:00 Read by Availle
Slavery On The Haciendas part 1 28:56 Read by Sienna
Slavery On The Haciendas part 2 24:46 Read by Sienna
Yucatan Today And The Yucatetans part 1 37:14 Read by Sienna
Yucatan Today And The Yucatetans part 2 42:17 Read by Sienna
The Green Gold Of Yucatan 19:15 Read by Lynne T
Flora And Fauna part 1 29:21 Read by Carol
Flora And Fauna part 2 34:28 Read by Carol

Reviews

I got tired of adjusting the volume!!!


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