World's Story Volume XI: Canada, South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies
Eva March Tappan
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Length 15 h 56 min
Chapters 124
First published 1914
This is the eleventh volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Part XI contains stories about Canadian history and about the discovery of Central and South America, from the early Inca and Aztec civilizations to the 20th century revolutions and upheavals. - Summary by Sonia
Cast list for The Court of Justice of General Gomez:
Major: Jim Locke / Gomez: Monika M.C. / Narrator: Sonia
Chapters
1
The landing of Columbus, by Petro Gabrini, painting, frontispiece Read by Sonia 2:35
2
Canada Part I: Discovery and exploration: Historical note Read by Sonia 1:51
3
What the Italians thought of John Cabot (1498), from two contemporary letters Read by Jim Locke 7:18
4
Jacques Cartier at Quebec (1535), by John Fiske Read by Piotr Nater 14:06
5
Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1583), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Read by Tomas Peter 3:14
6
The last days of Henry Hudson (1611), by Agnes C. Laut Read by Albert Shu 16:49
7
The last voyage of Henry Hudson, by Hon. John Collier, painting p. 24 Read by Sonia 1:04
8
Why the Iroquois hated the French (1609), by Eva March Tappan Read by April6090 6:27
9
Champlain and the impostor Vignan (1613), by Francis Parkman Read by Matt Stevens 10:38
10
Canada Part II: Heroes and heroines of early Canada: Historical note Read by Tomas Peter 2:30
11
The story of Jean Brébeuf (1633-1649), by Rev. J. O. Miller Read by Matt Stevens 10:46
12
The women who founded the Ursuline convent at Quebec (1639), by W. S. Herrington Read by Jim Locke 6:31
13
The story of Ville Marie de Montreal (1642), by Agnes Maule Machar Read by Jim Locke 16:43
14
Madame de la Tour and her defense of Fort St. John (1645), by Mary Hartwell Catherwood Read by Jim Locke 21:10
15
The child who defended Castle Dangerous (1692), by Thomas G. Marquis Read by Matt Stevens 17:36
16
Canada Part III: Life in the French settlements: Historical note Read by J. M. Smallheer 2:04
17
In the days of Frontenac (1672-1698), by Rev. J. O. Miller Read by Matt Stevens 10:55
18
How people lived in New France (Seventeenth century), by Charles G. D. Roberts Read by Piotr Nater 14:19
19
The Coureur de Bois, by Samuel Mathewson Baylis Read by Sonia 1:50
20
Canada Part IV: Canada becomes a British Province: Historical note Read by J. M. Smallheer 2:21
21
The exile of the Acadians (1755), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Read by Alan Mapstone 8:28
22
The second capture of Louisburg (1758), by Agnes C. Laut Read by dmusgrove 8:24
23
The fall of Quebec (1759), by George Bancroft Read by Jim Locke 20:16
24
The fall of Quebec, from an old print, painting p. 122 Read by Tomas Peter 0:54
25
The troubles of the Loyalists (about 1783), by Eva March Tappan Read by Albert Shu 14:49
26
Loyalist Shelburne (1783), by Daniel Owen Read by Jared Starr 12:07
27
How a settler built his log barn (early part of the nineteenth century), by Samuel Thompson Read by Devorah Allen 6:40
28
The second concession of Deer, by William Wye Smith Read by Alan Mapstone 3:46
29
Canada Part V: Scenes from Canadian history: Historical note Read by J. M. Smallheer 1:57
30
Monument to Joseph Brant, photograph p. 152 Read by Alan Mapstone 1:59
31
When Tecumseh met General Brock (1812), by Walter R. Nursey Read by Alan Mapstone 4:23
32
Laura Secord, a heroine of the war of 1812 (1813), by Rev. J. O. Miller Read by April6090 5:24
33
The battle of Lundy's Lane (1814), by Agnes C. Laut Read by Colleen McMahon 8:09
34
The cutting-out of the Caroline (1837), by John Charles Dent Read by Colleen McMahon 11:06
35
Taken prisoner by the Fenians (1866), by David Junor Read by Jim Locke 15:09
36
The Canadians on the Nile (1884-1885), by William Wye Smith Read by Alan Mapstone 2:51
37
Canada Part VI: Stories of the trappers: Historical note Read by J. M. Smallheer 1:50
38
A Canadian boat-song, by Thomas Moore Read by Alan Mapstone 2:28
39
How the Northwest Company lost Fort Gabriel (about 1820), by Sir Gilbert Parker Read by Colleen McMahon 10:26
40
Shopping at a Hudson's Bay Company's fort, by H. M. Robinson Read by Colleen McMahon 11:33
41
The trade into the north, by Aubrey Fullerton Read by Jared Starr 18:47
42
Canada Part VII: The Canadian Northwest: Historical note Read by J. M. Smallheer 1:32
43
How Alexander Mackenzie reached the Pacific Ocean (1793), by Rev. J. O. Miller Read by Tomas Peter 7:17
44
How Canada acquired the Northwest (1869), by Eva March Tappan Read by Jim Locke 8:29
45
How the Canadian Pacific crossed the Selkirks (1881-1886), by Frederic A. Talbot Read by Jim Locke 10:28
46
A glacier in the Selkirk Mountains, photograph p. 228 Read by April6090 1:31
47
The Canadian Northwest mounted police (Twentieth century), by W. G. Fitz-Gerald Read by Jim Locke 18:47
48
How the Canadian Northwest awoke (End of the nineteenth century), by A. G. Bradley Read by Steven Winterburn 12:19
49
Canada Part VIII: The Empire of the North: Historical note Read by J. M. Smallheer 1:55
50
The cable hymn (1858), by John G. Whittier Read by Tomas Peter 2:40
51
The bore of the Bay of Fundy, by Eliza B. Chase Read by April6090 6:24
52
How Dr. Grenfell was saved (Twentieth century), by George Andrews, one of the rescuers Read by Matt Stevens 6:55
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Given to hospitality (Twentieth century), by Dr. Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Read by Matt Stevens 17:34
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Canada of the future (Twentieth century), by Agnes C. Laut Read by Matt Stevens 15:13
55
South America Part I: Stories of the Incas: Historical note Read by J. M. Smallheer 2:32
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The stolen child of the Inca (before 1532), by Sir Clements R. Markham Read by Devorah Allen 10:40
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Machu Picchu, a ruined city of the Incas, photograph p. 288 Read by cathar maiden 2:03
58
How Pizarro captured the Inca (1532), by William Hickling Prescott Read by hayduo 11:59
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The golden ransom (1532), by Charles Bradford Hudson Read by April6090 10:32
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The execution of Atahuallpa (1533), by W. H. Davenport Adams Read by Jim Locke 13:22
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The hidden treasure of the Incas (after 1532), from the Spanish of Valverde Read by Availle 6:49
62
South America Part II: Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and Ecuador: Historical note Read by J. M. Smallheer 2:32
63
The highest railroad in the World (about 1865), by Frederic A. Talbot Read by ToddHW 20:16
64
How to conduct a Spanish-American revolution (about 1860), by F. Hassaurek Read by ToddHW 10:08
65
The unconquerable Araucanians (Twentieth century), by Nevin O. Winter Read by Availle 9:37
66
The Christ of the Andes, by Nevin O. Winter Read by Sonia 1:41
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South America Part III: Venezuela, Colombia, and the Guianas: Historical note Read by J. M. Smallheer 2:23
68
The adventures of Columbus off the coast of Trinidad (1498), by Washington Irving Read by Alan Mapstone 6:15
69
What Sir Walter Raleigh thought of Guiana (1595), by Sir Walter Raleigh Read by Alan Mapstone 5:35
70
The story of Bolívar (1817-1830), by Lindon Bates, Jr. Read by Albert Shu 25:36
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The statue of Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela, photograph p. 364 Read by Albert Shu 2:25
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The sword of Bolívar, by Unknown Read by cathar maiden 3:35
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The Asphalt Lake of Trinidad (Twentieth century), by Lindon Bates, Jr. Read by Sonia 4:09
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Modern Columbia (Twentieth century), by Francis E. Clarke Read by Kristine Bekere 8:09
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South America Part IV: Brazil: Historical note Read by Kristine Bekere 1:55
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The discovery of Brazil (1500), by Robert Grant Watson Read by Kristine Bekere 5:34
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Why Brazil belonged to Portugal (1500), by Thomas Bonaventure Lawler Read by Devorah Allen 5:01
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How King John VI came to Brazil (1808), by D. P. Kidder and J. C. Fletcher Read by Leni 7:50
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Dom Pedro II, the exiled emperor (1889), by Marie Robinson Wright Read by Leni 7:27
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An American colony in Brazil (1910), by Nevin O. Winter Read by KevinS 9:01
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South America Part V: Paraguay and Uruguay: Historical note Read by Kristine Bekere 3:04
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Life at a Paraguayan ''Reduction'', by Mrs. Marion G. Mulhall Read by Jim Locke 8:31
83
The escape of the American minister from Paraguay (1868), by Charles A. Washburn Read by Kristine Bekere 11:03
84
A visit to Artigas (about 1815), by W. H. Koebel Read by dmusgrove 6:42
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Uruguay and the Uruguayans (Twentieth century), by Francis E. Clark Read by Piotr Nater 11:38
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South America Part VI: The Argentine Republic: Historical note Read by Corey Kendrick 2:14
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Argentine independence (1810-1910), by Hiram Bingham Read by Jim Locke 11:23
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The people of the Argentine Pampas (about 1870), by Dr. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Read by Piotr Nater 9:41
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A real Patagonian (about 1880), by Lady Florence Dixie Read by Jim Locke 10:08
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In Buenos Aires (Twentieth century), by Hiram Bingham Read by Jim Locke 10:08
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Central America: Historical note Read by Tomas Peter 1:27
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A sacrifice to Tohil, by William T. Brigham Read by Jared Starr 8:34
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Copan, by Joaquin Miller Read by Sonia 1:57
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Balboa (1513), by Thomas Buchanan Read Read by Alan Mapstone 4:19
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Chief Nicaragua and the Spaniards (1522), by Frederick Palmer Read by Piotr Nater 6:28
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William Walker, ''the last of the Filibusters'' (1853-1860), by Joaquin Miller Read by Alan Mapstone 4:23
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The cargadors of Guatemala (Twentieth century), by Nevin O. Winter Read by Piotr Nater 3:11
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Happy little Costa Rica (Twentieth century), by Frederick Palmer Read by alzounes 9:36
99
Mexico Part I: Stories of the Aztecs: Historical note Read by Jim Locke 3:11
100
A hymn of the ancient Mexicans Read by Alan Mapstone 1:59
101
Nezahualcoyotl, king of the Tuscucans, by William Hickling Prescott Read by Jim Locke 5:25
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Mexican hieroglyphics, photograph p. 482 Read by Tomas Peter 1:52
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How an Aztec boy became a knight, by Hubert Howe Bancroft Read by Devorah Allen 8:12
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How the Aztec king passed his time (early part of the sixteenth century), by Hubert Howe Bancroft Read by Jim Locke 9:42
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Mexico Part II: The coming of the Spaniards: Historical note Read by Jared Starr 2:05
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Has the god Quetzalcoatl come to Mexico ? (1519), by William Hickling Prescott Read by Piotr Nater 15:33
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The king without a throne, by Hubert Howe Bancroft Read by Jim Locke 16:05
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The fall of the city of Mexico (1521), by Jacob Abbott Read by Jim Locke 7:30
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Statue of Quauhtemoc, photograph p. 516 Read by Alan Mapstone 2:45
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Mexico Part III: Modern Mexico: Historical note Read by Jared Starr 3:10
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The angels of Buena Vista (1847), by John G. Whittier Read by Jim Locke 5:41
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Maximilian at Queretaro (1872), by Margaret Junkin Preston Read by Alan Mapstone 3:07
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The last moments of Maximilian, by Jean Paul Laurens (France, 1838), painting p. 524 Read by Alan Mapstone 1:36
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The rule of Porfirio Diaz (1877-1919), by Channing Arnold and Frederick J. Tabor Frost Read by Fernando Borrego 19:41
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The National Palace, city of Mexico, photograph p. 534 Read by Fernando Borrego 2:52
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The West Indies: Historical note Read by Jared Starr 2:29
117
The first landing of Columbus (1492), by Ferdinand Columbus, son of Christopher Columbus Read by Piotr Nater 12:48
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Toussaint L'Ouverture (1801), by Wendell Phillips Read by Piotr Nater 17:34
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''The marble memory of Josephine'', empress of France, by Lafcadio Hearn Read by Sonia 2:53
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The Fer-de-Lance of Martinique, by Lafcadio Hearn Read by April6090 9:03
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The eruption of Mont Pelée (1902), by Charles Augustus Stoddard Read by April6090 7:57
122
The Court of Justice of General Gomez (1895), by Grover Flint Read by Monika M. C. and 2 others 6:02
123
Execution Wall, Havana, photograph p. 568 Read by Monika M. C. 1:46
124
How freedom came to Porto Rico (1898), by William Dinwiddie Read by Sonia 10:30
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