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The Romance of Early Exploration

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The Author has been encouraged by the reception given to The Romance of Modern Exploration to write a companion volume on the adventures of early travelers and explorers. For conveniences' sake the period covered ends at A.D. 1600, a date sufficiently advanced to permit mention of the first polar expeditions in which English navigators played so important a part. (9 hr 59 min)

Chapters

Preface

2:47

Read by Larry Wilson

The Infancy of Exploration

33:30

Read by Piotr Nater

Journeys of the Pilgrims

35:19

Read by Piotr Nater

The Vikings

18:46

Read by Wayne Cooke

The Missionary Friars

28:57

Read by Ted Lienhart

The Story of Marco Polo

33:55

Read by Ted Lienhart

The Friar Odoric

18:28

Read by Availle

The Travels of an Adventurous Moor

28:09

Read by Rita Boutros

The Search for an Ocean Way to India

26:51

Read by Rita Boutros

The Rounding of the Cape

29:17

Read by Will Caffey

The Conquest of the Atlantic Ocean

41:22

Read by Will Caffey

How America got its Name

22:29

Read by Will Caffey

The Travels of an Italian Mohammedan

33:18

Read by Emanuela

The Discovery of the Pacific Ocean

28:41

Read by mleigh

The First Circumnavigation of the Globe

31:27

Read by Mary Woodburn

The First Descent of the Amazon

27:48

Read by Emanuela

Exploration in North Mexico and California

26:45

Read by Ted Lienhart

Exploration of the St. Lawrence River

23:51

Read by Ted Lienhart

The Search for a North-East Passage to Cathay

32:22

Read by mleigh

The Travels of Mr. Anthony Jenkins in Russia and Persia

30:48

Read by Rita Boutros

Attempts to Find a North-West Passage Past America to the East

23:18

Read by Ted Lienhart

The Adventures of an English Sailor in Africa

21:37

Read by Ted Lienhart