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The Story of the Thirteen Colonies

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These short vignettes of American history are written for the young reader. Each one is a little capsule of a person or event. They run from the pre-Columbian era through the end of the American War of Independence. Some of the expressions and language reflect attitudes of the 18th century that seem out of place from the vantage of the 21st century, but these nuggets of history give a glimpse into that era. - Summary by Larry Wilson (8 hr 58 min)

Chapters

Preface

7:44

Read by Larry Wilson

Our Country Long Ago

6:50

Read by Kangaroo

The Barbarous Indians

6:55

Read by Kangaroo

The Mounds

5:36

Read by Kangaroo

Where the Northmen went

6:17

Read by Kangaroo

The Northmen in America

6:36

Read by Kangaroo

Queer Ideas

6:34

Read by Kangaroo

Prince Henry the Navigator

6:09

Read by Kangaroo

Youth of Columbus

5:38

Read by Nich Sandoval

Columbus and the Queen

6:24

Read by Nich Sandoval

"Land! Land!"

6:32

Read by Nich Sandoval

Columbus and the Savages

4:47

Read by Larry Wilson

Home Again

6:42

Read by Greg Giordano

Columbus Illtreated

6:40

Read by Greg Giordano

Death of Columbus

5:25

Read by Greg Giordano

How America got its Name

4:23

Read by Kristin G.

The Fountain of Youth

7:02

Read by Greg Giordano

"The Father of Waters"

7:30

Read by Greg Giordano

The French in Canada

4:40

Read by Donald Cummings

French and Spanish Quarrels

5:02

Read by Donald Cummings

The Sky City

5:09

Read by Kristin G.

Around the World

5:41

Read by Roohi

Nothing but Smoke

6:22

Read by Roohi

Smith's Adventures

7:17

Read by Roohi

The Jamestown Men

5:48

Read by J. Alan Brown

Smith wounded

6:30

Read by Greg Giordano

The Visit of Pocahontas to England

7:21

Read by Greg Giordano

Hudson and the Indians

6:26

Read by Larry Wilson

The Mayflower

7:46

Read by Maggie Travers

Plymouth Rock

5:17

Read by Maggie Travers

The First American Thanksgiving

5:32

Read by Maggie Travers

The Snake Skin and the Bullets

6:12

Read by Maggie Travers

The Beginning of Boston

7:06

Read by Maggie Travers

Stories of Two Ministers

6:02

Read by Maggie Travers

Williams and the Indians

7:00

Read by Maggie Travers

The Quakers

3:47

Read by Maggie Travers

The King-Killers

4:33

Read by Maggie Travers

King Philip's War

6:13

Read by Maggie Travers

The Beginning of New York

6:58

Read by Maggie Travers

Penn and the Indians

7:45

Read by Maggie Travers

The Catholics in Maryland

5:10

Read by George J. Galloway

The Old Dominion

5:37

Read by Greg Giordano

Bacon's Rebellion

4:13

Read by Greg Giordano

A Journey Inland

4:13

Read by Elijah Fisher

The Carolina Pirates

7:02

Read by Kristin G.

Charter Oak

8:15

Read by J. Alan Brown

Salem Witches

5:40

Read by Laura Victoria

Down the Mississippi

10:56

Read by Greg Giordano

La Salle's Adventures

8:09

Read by Greg Giordano

Indians on the Warpath

6:37

Read by Larry Wilson

Two Wars with the French

5:44

Read by Larry Wilson

Washington's Boyhood

6:11

Read by Lois Beachy Yoder

Washington's Journey

5:50

Read by Larry Wilson

Washington's First Battle

2:57

Read by Larry Wilson

Stories of Franklin

9:21

Read by Mike Pelton

Braddock's Defeat

6:45

Read by Mike Pelton

Wolfe at Quebec

7:46

Read by Mike Pelton

How England Treated Her Colonies

6:09

Read by Mike Pelton

The Stamp Tax

5:25

Read by Mike Pelton

The Anger of the Colonies

5:42

Read by Mike Pelton

The Boston Tea Party

6:44

Read by Hugh Gillis

The Minutemen

5:51

Read by Hugh Gillis

The Battle of Lexington

5:44

Read by Hugh Gillis

Bunker Hill

8:13

Read by Hugh Gillis

The Boston Boys

5:32

Read by Hugh Gillis

The British leave Boston

5:40

Read by Hugh Gillis

Declaration of Independence

6:37

Read by Hugh Gillis

A Lady's Way of Helping

6:31

Read by Denise Nordell

Christmas Eve

6:03

Read by Denise Nordell

The Fight at Bennington

8:44

Read by Greg Giordano

Burgoyne's Surrender

8:13

Read by Greg Giordano

The Winter at Valley Forge

6:15

Read by Maggie Travers

The Quaker Woman

6:47

Read by Bruce Kachuk

Putnam's Adventures

6:24

Read by Bruce Kachuk

Indian Cruelty

7:48

Read by Bruce Kachuk

Boone in Kentucky

7:27

Read by Maggie Travers

Famous Sea Fights

6:34

Read by Bruce Kachuk

The "Swamp Fox"

6:45

Read by Bruce Kachuk

The Poor Soldiers

4:08

Read by Bruce Kachuk

The Spy

9:21

Read by Bruce Kachuk

A Traitor's Death

4:42

Read by Bruce Kachuk

Two Unselfish Women

4:50

Read by Kristin G.

The Surrender of Cornwallis

7:41

Read by Greg Giordano

The British Flag Hauled down

5:54

Read by Greg Giordano

Washington's Farewell

4:28

Read by Larry Wilson

Bewertungen

required reading

(5 Sterne)

This should be required reading in elementary school in the US. Very informative and the readers are all good, besides maybe one.