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A Book of American Explorers

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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 (9 hr 54 min)

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Preface

2:57

Read by Larry Wilson

Book I, The Legends of the Northmen (985‒1008). Part 1, How the Northmen discov…

6:32

Read by Phil Schempf

Book I, Part 2, The Voyage of Leif the Lucky

4:14

Read by Phil Schempf

Book I, Part 3, Leif finds Vines, and goes back to Greenland

2:57

Read by Phil Schempf

Book I, Part 4, Thorvald, Leif’s Brother, goes to Vinland

4:46

Read by Phil Schempf

Book I, Part 5, Karlsefni’s Adventures

5:08

Read by Phil Schempf

Book II, Columbus and his Companions (1492‒1503). Part 1, The First Letter from…

12:51

Read by Pete McElveen

Book II, Part 2, The Second Voyage of Columbus

8:47

Read by Pete McElveen

Book II, Part 3, Columbus reaches the Mainland

5:16

Read by Pete McElveen

Book II, Part 4, Columbus at the Mouth of the Orinoco

3:50

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Book II, Part 5, Columbus thinks himself near the Earthly Paradise

4:51

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Book II, Part 6, Daring Deed of Diego Mendez

7:35

Read by Deon Gines

Book II, Part 7, How Diego Mendez got Food for Columbus

7:15

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Book II, Part 8, How Diego Mendez saved Columbus

12:17

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Book II, Part 9, Appeal of Columbus in his Old Age

5:07

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Book III, Cabot and Verrazzano (1497‒1524). Part 1, First News of John and Seba…

3:50

Read by John

Book III, Part 2, Sebastian Cabot’s Voyage

6:15

Read by John

Book III, Part 3, Verrazzano’s Letter to the King

17:33

Read by John

Book IV, The Strange Voyage of Cabeza de Vaca (1528‒1533). Part 1, The Strange …

14:06

Read by Elsie Selwyn

Book IV, Part 2, Cabeza de Vaca saved by Indians

7:16

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Book IV, Part 3, Cabeza de Vaca’s Captivity

5:59

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Book IV, Part 4, The Indians of the Gulf of Mexico

2:58

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Book IV, Part 5, Cabeza de Vaca’s Escape

5:29

Read by Elsie Selwyn

Book V, The French in Canada (1534‒1536). Part 1, Cartier’s Visit to Bay of Cha…

6:01

Read by Sabrina Antonelli

Book V, Part 2, Cartier sets up a Cross

4:04

Read by Rita Boutros

Book V, Part 3, Cartier ascends the St. Lawrence

7:59

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Book V, Part 4, How the Indians tried to frighten Cartier

5:13

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Book V, Part 5, How Cartier reached Hochelaga, now Montreal

7:20

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Book V, Part 6, The Festivities at Hochelaga

8:27

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Book VI, Adventures of De Soto (1538‒1542). Part 1, How De Soto set sail

7:01

Read by Rita Boutros

Book VI, Part 2, De Soto attacks the Indians, and finds a Fellow Countryman

4:11

Read by April6090

Book VI, Part 3, The Story of John Ortiz

10:28

Read by Deon Gines

Book VI, Part 4, De Soto discovers the Mississippi

7:59

Read by Deon Gines

Book VI, Part 5, De Soto’s Vain Attempts to reach the Sea

6:45

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Book VI, Part 6, Death and Burial of De Soto

5:21

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Book VII, The French in Florida (1562‒1565). Part 1, Jean Ribaut in Florida

12:07

Read by Duane Desalvo

Book VII, Part 2, Alone in the New World

13:24

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Book VII, Part 3, Laudonnière’s Search for the Colonists

5:47

Read by Duane Desalvo

Book VII, Part 4, Capture of Fort Caroline by the Spaniards

13:18

Read by Duane Desalvo

Book VIII, Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1583)

10:49

Read by Duane Desalvo

Book IX, The Lost Colonies of Virginia (1584‒1590). Part 1, The First Voyage to…

12:23

Read by Duane Desalvo

Book IX, Part 2, Visit to an Indian Princess

4:50

Read by April6090

Book IX, Part 3, Adventures of the First Virginia Colony

5:54

Read by Deon Gines

Book IX, Part 4, The Second English Colony in Virginia

13:15

Read by Deon Gines

Book IX, Part 5, Search for the Lost Colony

8:20

Read by Deon Gines

Book X, Unsuccessful New England Settlements (1602‒1607). Part 1, Gosnold’s For…

21:23

Read by Deon Gines

Book X, Part 2, Captain Waymouth explores the Penobscot

18:46

Read by Deon Gines

Book X, Part 3, The Popham Colony on the Kennebec

6:50

Read by ChadH94

Book X, Part 4, Captain Gilbert’s Adventure with Indians

4:52

Read by April6090

Book XI, Captain John Smith (1606‒1631). Part 1, The Virginia Colony

8:01

Read by BettyB

Book XI, Part 2, The Colonists

3:40

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Book XI, Part 3, Captain Smith’s Capture by Indians

7:47

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Book XI, Part 4, Captain Smith and Pocahontas

9:02

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Book XI, Part 5, King Powhatan

3:46

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Book XI, Part 6, A Virginia Princess

2:22

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Book XI, Part 7, An Indian Dance in Virginia

2:34

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Book XI, Part 8, Indian Children

2:57

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Book XI, Part 9, “The Planter’s Pleasure and Profit”

4:10

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Book XI, part 10, The Glories of Fishing

4:16

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Book XI, part 11, Visit of Pocahontas to London

10:24

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Book XI, Part 12, First Buildings of the Virginia Colonists

2:05

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Book XI, Part 13, Captain Smith’s Recollections

2:17

Read by BettyB

Book XII, Champlain on the War-Path (1609)

16:10

Read by Duane Desalvo

Book XIII, Henry Hudson and the New Netherlands (1609‒1626). Part 1, Discovery …

16:52

Read by KevinS

Book XIII, Part 2, Indian Traditions of Hudson’s Arrival

10:52

Read by KevinS

Book XIII, Part 3, Hudson’s Last Voyage, and how he was set adrift in the Ice

12:55

Read by Duane Desalvo

Book XIII, Part 4, Dutch Settlement of the New Netherlands

7:27

Read by ChadH94

Book XIV, The Pilgrims at Plymouth (1620‒1621). Part 1, Sailing of the Pilgrims

3:03

Read by Larry Wilson

Book XIV, Part 2, Miles Standish at Cape Cod

10:32

Read by Larry Wilson

Book XIV, Part 3, The First Encounter

11:14

Read by Larry Wilson

Book, XIV, Part 4, The Landing on Plymouth Rock

2:49

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Book XIV, Part 5, Plymouth Village founded

7:14

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Book XIV, Part 6, “Welcome, Englishmen!”

7:00

Read by Larry Wilson

Book XV, The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1629‒1631). Part 1, Voyage of the Massac…

5:35

Read by Larry Wilson

Book XV, Part 2, The Puritans in Salem Harbor

4:30

Read by Larry Wilson

Book XV, Part 3, The Four Elements in New England

14:02

Read by Larry Wilson

Book XV, Part 4, A Sea-Adventure of the Puritans

3:56

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Book XV, Part 5, Governor Winthrop’s Night out of Doors

2:03

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Book XV, Part 6, The Privations of the Puritans

4:34

Read by Larry Wilson