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Book of American Explorers

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Book of American Explorers

by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

English· 09:54:45· 79 chapters
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

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Preface

    02:57
  2. Chapter 2

    Book I, The Legends of the Northmen (985‒1008). Part 1, How the Northmen discovered North America

    06:32
  3. Chapter 3

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

    04:14
  4. Chapter 4

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

    02:57
  5. Chapter 5

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

    04:46
  6. Chapter 6

    Book I, Part 5, Karlsefni’s Adventures

    05:08
  7. Chapter 7

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

    12:51
  8. Chapter 8

    Book II, Part 2, The Second Voyage of Columbus

    08:47
  9. Chapter 9

    Book II, Part 3, Columbus reaches the Mainland

    05:16
  10. Chapter 10

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

    03:50
  11. Chapter 11

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

    04:51
  12. Chapter 12

    Book II, Part 6, Daring Deed of Diego Mendez

    07:35
  13. Chapter 13

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

    07:15
  14. Chapter 14

    Book II, Part 8, How Diego Mendez saved Columbus

    12:17
  15. Chapter 15

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

    05:07
  16. Chapter 16

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

    03:50
  17. Chapter 17

    Book III, Part 2, Sebastian Cabot’s Voyage

    06:15
  18. Chapter 18

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

    17:33
  19. Chapter 19

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

    14:06
  20. Chapter 20

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

    07:16
  21. Chapter 21

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

    05:59
  22. Chapter 22

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

    02:58
  23. Chapter 23

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

    05:29
  24. Chapter 24

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

    06:01
  25. Chapter 25

    Book V, Part 2, Cartier sets up a Cross

    04:04
  26. Chapter 26

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

    07:59
  27. Chapter 27

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

    05:13
  28. Chapter 28

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

    07:20
  29. Chapter 29

    Book V, Part 6, The Festivities at Hochelaga

    08:27
  30. Chapter 30

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

    07:01
  31. Chapter 31

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

    04:11
  32. Chapter 32

    Book VI, Part 3, The Story of John Ortiz

    10:28
  33. Chapter 33

    Book VI, Part 4, De Soto discovers the Mississippi

    07:59
  34. Chapter 34

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

    06:45
  35. Chapter 35

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

    05:21
  36. Chapter 36

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

    12:07
  37. Chapter 37

    Book VII, Part 2, Alone in the New World

    13:24
  38. Chapter 38

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

    05:47
  39. Chapter 39

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

    13:18
  40. Chapter 40

    Book VIII, Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1583)

    10:49
  41. Chapter 41

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

    12:23
  42. Chapter 42

    Book IX, Part 2, Visit to an Indian Princess

    04:50
  43. Chapter 43

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

    05:54
  44. Chapter 44

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

    13:15
  45. Chapter 45

    Book IX, Part 5, Search for the Lost Colony

    08:20
  46. Chapter 46

    Book X, Unsuccessful New England Settlements (1602‒1607). Part 1, Gosnold’s Fort at Cuttyhunk

    21:23
  47. Chapter 47

    Book X, Part 2, Captain Waymouth explores the Penobscot

    18:46
  48. Chapter 48

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

    06:50
  49. Chapter 49

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

    04:52
  50. Chapter 50

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

    08:01
  51. Chapter 51

    Book XI, Part 2, The Colonists

    03:40
  52. Chapter 52

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

    07:47
  53. Chapter 53

    Book XI, Part 4, Captain Smith and Pocahontas

    09:02
  54. Chapter 54

    Book XI, Part 5, King Powhatan

    03:46
  55. Chapter 55

    Book XI, Part 6, A Virginia Princess

    02:22
  56. Chapter 56

    Book XI, Part 7, An Indian Dance in Virginia

    02:34
  57. Chapter 57

    Book XI, Part 8, Indian Children

    02:57
  58. Chapter 58

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

    04:10
  59. Chapter 59

    Book XI, part 10, The Glories of Fishing

    04:16
  60. Chapter 60

    Book XI, part 11, Visit of Pocahontas to London

    10:24
  61. Chapter 61

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

    02:05
  62. Chapter 62

    Book XI, Part 13, Captain Smith’s Recollections

    02:17
  63. Chapter 63

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

    16:10
  64. Chapter 64

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

    16:52
  65. Chapter 65

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

    10:52
  66. Chapter 66

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

    12:55
  67. Chapter 67

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

    07:27
  68. Chapter 68

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

    03:03
  69. Chapter 69

    Book XIV, Part 2, Miles Standish at Cape Cod

    10:32
  70. Chapter 70

    Book XIV, Part 3, The First Encounter

    11:14
  71. Chapter 71

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

    02:49
  72. Chapter 72

    Book XIV, Part 5, Plymouth Village founded

    07:14
  73. Chapter 73

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

    07:00
  74. Chapter 74

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

    05:35
  75. Chapter 75

    Book XV, Part 2, The Puritans in Salem Harbor

    04:30
  76. Chapter 76

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

    14:02
  77. Chapter 77

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

    03:56
  78. Chapter 78

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

    02:03
  79. Chapter 79

    Book XV, Part 6, The Privations of the Puritans

    04:34