Great Epochs in American History, Volume I

by Francis Whiting Halsey

32 chapters6h 3mEnglish1916

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This is the first 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 I describes the early period from 1000 AD to 1682. - Summary by Kikisaulite

Chapters (31)

1Introduction

520

2Discoveries before Columbus I: The men from Asia and from Norway by Justin Winsor

724

3Discoveries before Columbus II: How the Norwegians came to Winland (1000 AD)

796

4Discoveries before Columbus III: The first child of European race born in America (About 1000 AD)

337

5Discoveries before Columbus IV: Other Pre-columbian voyages by Henry Wheaton

258

6The Discovery by Columbus (1492) I: as described by Washington Irving

822

7The Discovery by Columbus (1492) II: as described by Columbus himself

756

8The Bull of Pope Alexander VI partitioning America (1493)

821

9The discovery of the mainland by the Cabots (1497) I: the account given by John A. Doyle

510

10The discovery of the mainland by the Cabots (1497) II: Peter Martyr's account

295

11The voyages of Americus Vespucius (1497): Vespuciu's own account

919

12A battle wih the Indians (1497) as described by Americus Vecpucius

387

13The first account of America printed in English (1511)

237

14The discovery of Florida by Ponce de Leon (1512): Parkman's account

360

15The discovery of the Pacific by Balboa (1513): the account by Manuel Jose Quintana

883

16The voyage of Magellan to the Pacific (1520): John Fiske's account

1368

17The discovery of New York harbor by Verazzano (1524): Verazzano's own account

1150

18Cartier's exploration of the St.Lawrence (1534) I: the account given by John A. Doyle

684

19Cartier's exploration of the St.Lawrence (1534) II: Cartier's own account

941

20Searches for "The seven cities of Cibola" (1530-1540): the account by Reuben Gold Thwaites

482

21Cabeza de Vaca's journey to the Southwest (1535-1536): de Vaca's own account

1184

22The expedition of Coronado to the Southwest (1540-1541): Coronado's own account

1723

23The discovery of the Mississippi by de Soto (1541): Parkman's account

473

24The death of de Soto (1542) by one of de Soto's companions

488

25Drake's visit to California (1579) by one of Drake's companions

1182

26Hudson's discovery of the Hudson river (1609) by Robert Juet, Hudson's secretary

961

27Champlain's battle with the Iroquois on lake Champlain (1609) by Champlain himself

557

28Marquette's discovery of the Mississippi (1673): Marquette's own account

630

29The death of Marquette (1675) by Father Claude Dablon

281

30Discovery of Niagara Falls (1678) by Father Louis Hennepin

196

31La Salle's voyage to the mouth of the Mississippi (1682) by Francis Parkman

719

Great Epochs in American History, Volume I

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