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