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
- Chapter 1
Preface
02:57 - Chapter 2
Book I, The Legends of the Northmen (985‒1008). Part 1, How the Northmen discovered North America
06:32 - Chapter 3
Book I, Part 2, The Voyage of Leif the Lucky
04:14 - Chapter 4
Book I, Part 3, Leif finds Vines, and goes back to Greenland
02:57 - Chapter 5
Book I, Part 4, Thorvald, Leif’s Brother, goes to Vinland
04:46 - Chapter 6
Book I, Part 5, Karlsefni’s Adventures
05:08 - Chapter 7
Book II, Columbus and his Companions (1492‒1503). Part 1, The First Letter from Columbus
12:51 - Chapter 8
Book II, Part 2, The Second Voyage of Columbus
08:47 - Chapter 9
Book II, Part 3, Columbus reaches the Mainland
05:16 - Chapter 10
Book II, Part 4, Columbus at the Mouth of the Orinoco
03:50 - Chapter 11
Book II, Part 5, Columbus thinks himself near the Earthly Paradise
04:51 - Chapter 12
Book II, Part 6, Daring Deed of Diego Mendez
07:35 - Chapter 13
Book II, Part 7, How Diego Mendez got Food for Columbus
07:15 - Chapter 14
Book II, Part 8, How Diego Mendez saved Columbus
12:17 - Chapter 15
Book II, Part 9, Appeal of Columbus in his Old Age
05:07 - Chapter 16
Book III, Cabot and Verrazzano (1497‒1524). Part 1, First News of John and Sebastian Cabot
03:50 - Chapter 17
Book III, Part 2, Sebastian Cabot’s Voyage
06:15 - Chapter 18
Book III, Part 3, Verrazzano’s Letter to the King
17:33 - Chapter 19
Book IV, The Strange Voyage of Cabeza de Vaca (1528‒1533). Part 1, The Strange Voyage
14:06 - Chapter 20
Book IV, Part 2, Cabeza de Vaca saved by Indians
07:16 - Chapter 21
Book IV, Part 3, Cabeza de Vaca’s Captivity
05:59 - Chapter 22
Book IV, Part 4, The Indians of the Gulf of Mexico
02:58 - Chapter 23
Book IV, Part 5, Cabeza de Vaca’s Escape
05:29 - Chapter 24
Book V, The French in Canada (1534‒1536). Part 1, Cartier’s Visit to Bay of Chaleur
06:01 - Chapter 25
Book V, Part 2, Cartier sets up a Cross
04:04 - Chapter 26
Book V, Part 3, Cartier ascends the St. Lawrence
07:59 - Chapter 27
Book V, Part 4, How the Indians tried to frighten Cartier
05:13 - Chapter 28
Book V, Part 5, How Cartier reached Hochelaga, now Montreal
07:20 - Chapter 29
Book V, Part 6, The Festivities at Hochelaga
08:27 - Chapter 30
Book VI, Adventures of De Soto (1538‒1542). Part 1, How De Soto set sail
07:01 - Chapter 31
Book VI, Part 2, De Soto attacks the Indians, and finds a Fellow Countryman
04:11 - Chapter 32
Book VI, Part 3, The Story of John Ortiz
10:28 - Chapter 33
Book VI, Part 4, De Soto discovers the Mississippi
07:59 - Chapter 34
Book VI, Part 5, De Soto’s Vain Attempts to reach the Sea
06:45 - Chapter 35
Book VI, Part 6, Death and Burial of De Soto
05:21 - Chapter 36
Book VII, The French in Florida (1562‒1565). Part 1, Jean Ribaut in Florida
12:07 - Chapter 37
Book VII, Part 2, Alone in the New World
13:24 - Chapter 38
Book VII, Part 3, Laudonnière’s Search for the Colonists
05:47 - Chapter 39
Book VII, Part 4, Capture of Fort Caroline by the Spaniards
13:18 - Chapter 40
Book VIII, Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1583)
10:49 - Chapter 41
Book IX, The Lost Colonies of Virginia (1584‒1590). Part 1, The First Voyage to Virginia
12:23 - Chapter 42
Book IX, Part 2, Visit to an Indian Princess
04:50 - Chapter 43
Book IX, Part 3, Adventures of the First Virginia Colony
05:54 - Chapter 44
Book IX, Part 4, The Second English Colony in Virginia
13:15 - Chapter 45
Book IX, Part 5, Search for the Lost Colony
08:20 - Chapter 46
Book X, Unsuccessful New England Settlements (1602‒1607). Part 1, Gosnold’s Fort at Cuttyhunk
21:23 - Chapter 47
Book X, Part 2, Captain Waymouth explores the Penobscot
18:46 - Chapter 48
Book X, Part 3, The Popham Colony on the Kennebec
06:50 - Chapter 49
Book X, Part 4, Captain Gilbert’s Adventure with Indians
04:52 - Chapter 50
Book XI, Captain John Smith (1606‒1631). Part 1, The Virginia Colony
08:01 - Chapter 51
Book XI, Part 2, The Colonists
03:40 - Chapter 52
Book XI, Part 3, Captain Smith’s Capture by Indians
07:47 - Chapter 53
Book XI, Part 4, Captain Smith and Pocahontas
09:02 - Chapter 54
Book XI, Part 5, King Powhatan
03:46 - Chapter 55
Book XI, Part 6, A Virginia Princess
02:22 - Chapter 56
Book XI, Part 7, An Indian Dance in Virginia
02:34 - Chapter 57
Book XI, Part 8, Indian Children
02:57 - Chapter 58
Book XI, Part 9, “The Planter’s Pleasure and Profit”
04:10 - Chapter 59
Book XI, part 10, The Glories of Fishing
04:16 - Chapter 60
Book XI, part 11, Visit of Pocahontas to London
10:24 - Chapter 61
Book XI, Part 12, First Buildings of the Virginia Colonists
02:05 - Chapter 62
Book XI, Part 13, Captain Smith’s Recollections
02:17 - Chapter 63
Book XII, Champlain on the War-Path (1609)
16:10 - Chapter 64
Book XIII, Henry Hudson and the New Netherlands (1609‒1626). Part 1, Discovery of the Hudson River
16:52 - Chapter 65
Book XIII, Part 2, Indian Traditions of Hudson’s Arrival
10:52 - Chapter 66
Book XIII, Part 3, Hudson’s Last Voyage, and how he was set adrift in the Ice
12:55 - Chapter 67
Book XIII, Part 4, Dutch Settlement of the New Netherlands
07:27 - Chapter 68
Book XIV, The Pilgrims at Plymouth (1620‒1621). Part 1, Sailing of the Pilgrims
03:03 - Chapter 69
Book XIV, Part 2, Miles Standish at Cape Cod
10:32 - Chapter 70
Book XIV, Part 3, The First Encounter
11:14 - Chapter 71
Book, XIV, Part 4, The Landing on Plymouth Rock
02:49 - Chapter 72
Book XIV, Part 5, Plymouth Village founded
07:14 - Chapter 73
Book XIV, Part 6, “Welcome, Englishmen!”
07:00 - Chapter 74
Book XV, The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1629‒1631). Part 1, Voyage of the Massachusetts Colonists
05:35 - Chapter 75
Book XV, Part 2, The Puritans in Salem Harbor
04:30 - Chapter 76
Book XV, Part 3, The Four Elements in New England
14:02 - Chapter 77
Book XV, Part 4, A Sea-Adventure of the Puritans
03:56 - Chapter 78
Book XV, Part 5, Governor Winthrop’s Night out of Doors
02:03 - Chapter 79
Book XV, Part 6, The Privations of the Puritans
04:34