Poems of American History, The Colonial Era

by Various

41 chapters8h 40mEnglish1922

About this book

A History through Poetry of the exploration and settling of North American by Europeans. Beginning with Leif Erikson, and continuing through the Age of Exploration to the colonies of Virginia and New Amsterdam, including the arrival of the Puritans, the life of Pocahontas, the persecution of the Quakers, and the horror of the Salem Witch Trials, with works by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, Edward Everett Hale, Benjamin Franklin, William Wordsworth, Julia Ward Howe, and many, many more. This is the first of 5 volumes that cover American History through poetry from the Vikings to WWI. - Summary by Ed Humpal Cast List (The Proclamation) Cole: DomBomadilMerry: Adele de PignerollesKempthorn: Michele FryMarshal: Douglas TaylorUpsall: Eileen TippingChristison: Ed HumpalNarrator: Esther ben SimonidesEditor: Adele de Pignerolles Cast List (The Trial): Hathorn: Ed HumpalMartha: SeekWisdomMary: Beth ThomasCorey: Douglas TaylorGloyd: Joseph TablerNarrator, Editor: Adele de Pignerolles

Chapters (40)

1Chapter I, The Discovery of America, Part 1

1357

2Ch 1, The Discovery of America, Part 2

471

3Ch 1, The Discovery of America, Part 3

707

4Ch 1, The Discovery of America, Part 4

1189

5Ch 1, The Discovery of America, Part 5

573

6Ch 2, In the Wake of Columbus, Part 1

844

7Ch 2, In the Wake of Columbus, Part 2

874

8Ch 2, In the Wake of Columbus, Part 3

1815

9Ch 2, In the Wake of Columbus, Part 4

514

10Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 1

673

11Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 2

653

12Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 3

442

13Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 4

1094

14Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 5

571

15Ch 4, The Dutch at New Amsterdam, Part 1

492

16Ch 4, The Dutch at New Amsterdam, Part 2

987

17Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 1

947

18Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 2

651

19Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 3

681

20Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 4

934

21Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 5

647

22Ch 6, Religious Persecution in New England, Part 1

608

23Ch 6, Religious Persecution in New England, Part 2

1019

24Ch 6, Religious Persecution in New England, Part 3

378

25Ch 6, Religious Persecution in New England, Part 4

1682

26Ch 7, King Phillip's War and the Witchcraft Delusion, Part 1

657

27Ch 7, King Phillip's War and the Witchcraft Delusion, Part 2

636

28Ch 7, King Phillip's War and the Witchcraft Delusion, Part 3

305

29Ch 7, King Phillip's War and the Witchcraft Delusion, Part 4

437

30Ch 7, King Phillip's War and the Witchcraft Delusion, Part 5

763

31Ch 7, King Phillip's War and the Witchcraft Delusion, Part 6

630

32Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 1

413

33Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 2

1023

34Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 3

666

35Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 4

366

36Chapter 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 5

868

37Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 6

1200

38Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 7

837

39Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 8

495

40Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 9

593

Poems of American History, The Colonial Era

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