Great Epochs in American History, Volume III


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This is the third 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 III describes the French war and the Revolution and covers time period from 1745 to 1782. - Summary by Kikisaulite (6 hr 15 min)

Chapters

Introduction by the Editor 8:33 Read by BettyB
The Two Sieges of Louisburg (1745 anad 1758) by A.G. Bradley 19:31 Read by Jason Anderson
The Albany "Plan of Union" for the Colonies (1754) by Benjamin Franklin 15:13 Read by Siler Weaver
Washington's Expedition to the Ohio and the Battle of Great Meadows (1753-1754)… 10:33 Read by velo26
Washington's Expedition to the Ohio and the Battle of Great Meadows (1753-1754)… 13:37 Read by velo26
The Defeat of Braddock (1755) I: by A.G. Bradley 13:39 Read by Tatiana Chichilla
The Defeat of Braddock (1755) II: Washington's own account 4:28 Read by Greg Giordano
The Deportation of the Acadians of Nova Scotia (1755) by A.G. Bradley 16:01 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Victory of Wolfe at Quebec (1759) by Captain John Knox 19:15 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Stamp Act and Its Repeal (1765) by William E. H. Lecky 20:23 Read by Louis Hehman
Daniel Boone's Migration to Kentucky (1769-1775) I: by Theodore Roosevelt 19:01 Read by Bob Lyon
Daniel Boone's Migration to Kentucky (1769-1775) II: Boone's own account 12:27 Read by Jddykst
The Boston Tea party (1773) I: by George Bancroft 10:01 Read by Kristen Taylor
The Boston Tea party (1773) II: Governor Hutchinson's Account 6:15 Read by Larry Wilson
Patrick Henry's Call to Arms (1775) by William Wirt 12:30 Read by Larry Wilson
Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill (1775) I: by William E. H. Lecky 8:30 Read by Larry Wilson
Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill (1775) II: William Emerson's Account of the … 5:08 Read by Larry Wilson
Washington's Appointment as Commander-in-Chief (1775) by Washington Irving 16:00 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Washington's Capture of Boston (1776), Washington's own account 8:22 Read by Greg Giordano
The Drafting of "The Declaration of Independence" (1776) I: by James Parton 14:35 Read by thestorygirl
The Drafting of "The Declaration of Independence" (1776) II: John Adams's Accou… 6:33 Read by thestorygirl
Franklin in France by Sir George Trevelyan 13:08 Read by Bill Mosley
The Battles of Trenton and Princeton (1777) by William E. H. Lecky 8:59 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Defeat of Burgoyne at Saratoga (1777) by Sir Edward Creasy 18:14 Read by Louis Hehman
John Paul Jone's Sea Fight (1779) by John Paul Jones 11:43 Read by Phil Schempf
Arnold's Treason (1780) by William E. H. Lecky 17:28 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
The Execution of André (1780) I: by Gen. William Heath 5:26 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
The Execution of André (1780) II: the historian's Lecky's view 4:02 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
The Capture of Vincennes (1779), George Rogers Clark's own Account 11:33 Read by VTDave
The Surrender of Cornwallis (1781), Cornwalli's own Account 8:18 Read by Paul Harvey
Washington's Services in the War by William E. H. Lecky 6:51 Read by Kristen Taylor
The Cost of the War by Richard Hildreth 9:15 Read by BettyB