Great Epochs in American History, Volume II
Francis Whiting Halsey
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Length 6 h 12 min
Chapters 30
First published 1916
This is the second volume in ten volume series of great epochs in the history of the United States, from the landing of Columbus to the building of the Panama Canal. In large part, events composing each epoch are described by men who participated in them, or were personal eye-witnesses of them. Volume II describes first colonies in America and covers time period from 1562 to 1733. - Summary by Kikisaulite
Chapters
1
Introduction Read by BettyB 8:23
2
The founding of St. Augustine and the massacre by Menendez (1562-1565) II: Mendoza's account Read by Jddykst 19:04
3
Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia colonies (1584-1587) I: The account by John A. Doyle Read by Marcia Eppich-Harris 12:05
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Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia colonies II: The return of the colonists with Sir Francis Drake (1586) by Ralph Lane Read by Marcia Eppich-Harris 9:22
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Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia colonies III: The birth of Virginia Dare (1587) by John White Read by Bill Mosley 4:18
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Bartholomew Gosnold's discovery of Cape Cod (1602) I: By Gabriel Archer, one of his companions Read by skgm1010 14:00
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Bartholomew Gosnold's discovery of Cape Cod (1602) II: Gosnold's own account Read by Bill Mosley 4:58
8
The founding of Jamestown (1607) by Captain John Smith Read by Bill Mosley 27:03
9
The first American legislative assembly (1619) by John Twine, its secretary Read by Michele Fry 12:48
10
The origin of negro slavery in America I: In the West Indies (1518) by Sir Arthur Helps Read by Larry Wilson 8:37
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The origin of negro slavery in America II: Its beginnings in the United States (1620) by John A. Doyle Read by Larry Wilson 5:27
12
New England before the pilgrim fathers landed (1614) by captain John Smith Read by Bill Mosley 17:55
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The first voyage of the "Mayflower" (1620) by governor William Bradford Read by Larry Wilson 23:48
14
The first New York settlements (1623-1628) by Nicholas Jean de Wassenaer Read by Rita Boutros 8:49
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The Swedes and Dutch in New Jersey and Delaware (1627) by Israel Acrelius Read by Rita Boutros 15:22
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The beginnings of the Massachusetts Bay colony (1627-1631) by governor Thomas Dudley Read by realisticspeakers 9:22
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How the Bay colony differed from Plymouth by John G. Palfrey Read by H. Anne Schwarz 10:03
18
Lord Baltimore in Maryland (1633) by contemporary writers Read by MFD32 8:43
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Roger Williams in Rhode Island (1636) by Nathaniel Morton Read by Bill Mosley 7:58
20
The founding of Connecticut (1633-1636) by Alexander Johnston Read by Kyle Donelan 16:31
21
Witchcraft in New England (1647-1696) by John G. Palfrey Read by Larry Wilson 13:57
22
The English conquest of New York (1664) by John R. Brodhead Read by H. Anne Schwarz 18:11
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Bacon's rebellion in Virginia (1676) by an anonymous writer Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 14:52
24
King Philip's war (1676) by William Hubbard Read by realisticspeakers 12:46
25
The founding of Pennsylvania I: Penn's account of the colony (1684) Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 8:35
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The founding of Pennsylvania II: Penn's treaty with the Indians (1683), his own account Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 4:05
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The founding of Pennsylvania III: The reality of Penn's treaty (1682), by George E. Ellis Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 6:15
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The Charter Oak affair in Connecticut (1682) by Alexander Johnston Read by Larry Wilson 8:28
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The colonization of Louisiana (1699) by Charles E.T. Gayarre Read by Michele Fry 14:54
30
Oglethorpe in Georgia (1733) by Joel Chandler Harris Read by KevinS 8:28
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