The discovery and establishment of a new continent! Who owns it? What will you do with it? How shall it be ruled? How shall a sovereign gain a benefit from it?
These questions and more are detailed in an engaging, often witty, and bluntly direct way by Mr. Coffin in, "Old Times in the Colonies." He looks back-and-forth at the many aspects of European life that led many to risk everything to try for better across the ocean. In the process, the reader will get a better understanding of what is meant by, "Separation of Church and State," and get a feel for how religion - free and authoritarian - played its part in shaping the lives of those who came. - Summary by Keith Salis
Chapters
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Preface Read by Keith Salis 8:55
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Ch 2 Forces of Civilization Read by Keith Salis 21:36
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Ch 3 First Settlements Read by Keith Salis 23:38
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Ch 4 The Wise Fool of England and His Times Read by Keith Salis 22:47
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Ch 5 The Beginning of Two Civilizations Read by Keith Salis 18:50
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Ch 6 How Beaver-skins and Tobacco Helped on Civilization Read by Keith Salis 18:48
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Ch 7 The Pilgrims Read by Keith Salis 18:58
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Ch 8 First Years at Plymouth Read by Keith Salis 18:08
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Ch 9 Settlement of New Hampshire, New York, and Canada Read by Keith Salis 14:09
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Ch 10 The Puritan Beginning Read by Keith Salis 26:31
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Ch 11 The Puritans Take Possession of New England Read by Keith Salis 24:21
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Ch 12 Rhode Island and New Hampshire Read by Keith Salis 16:26
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Ch 13 Affairs at Manhattan Read by Keith Salis 17:12
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Ch 14 The Struggle for Liberty in England, and How It Affected America Read by Keith Salis 19:57
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Ch 15 The Quakers Read by Keith Salis 17:28
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Ch 16 The End of Dutch Rule in America Read by Keith Salis 17:41
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Ch 17 The Times of Charles II Read by Keith Salis 11:04
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Ch 18 King Philip's War Read by Keith Salis 20:16
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Ch 19 Louis Frontenac in Canada Read by Keith Salis 14:06
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Ch 20 Governor Berkley and the Virginians Read by Keith Salis 11:51
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Ch 21 How the King Took away the Charters of the Colonies Read by Keith Salis 12:12
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Ch 22 King William's War Read by Keith Salis 34:22
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Ch 23 New Jersey and Maryland Read by Keith Salis 8:27
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Ch 24 Settlement of Pennsylvania Read by Keith Salis 9:31
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Ch 25 Witches Read by Keith Salis 29:19
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Ch 26 The Legacy of Blood Read by Keith Salis 20:57
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Ch 27 Maine and New Hampshire Read by Keith Salis 15:20
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Ch 28 The Carolinas Read by Keith Salis 19:30
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Ch 29 Georgia Read by Keith Salis 16:20
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Ch 30 The Negro Tragedy Read by Keith Salis 16:51
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Ch 31 The Beginning of a Great Struggle Read by Keith Salis 16:09
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Ch 32 Defeat of General Braddock Read by Keith Salis 26:59
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Ch 33 The Emperor of Austria's Will Read by Keith Salis 23:11
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Ch 34 Incompetent and Cowardly Generals Read by Keith Salis 22:56
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Ch 35 Two Civilizations Read by Keith Salis 25:51
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Ch 36 The Destiny of an Empire Read by Keith Salis 29:40
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