Book of American Explorers

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - *Non-fiction, History, Exploration

Authors: Thomas Wentworth Higginson In Year : 1877

Book Language: English

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Preface
Book I, The Legends of the Northmen (985‒1008). Part 1, How the Northmen discovered North America
Book I, Part 2, The Voyage of Leif the Lucky
Book I, Part 3, Leif finds Vines, and goes back to Greenland
Book I, Part 4, Thorvald, Leif’s Brother, goes to Vinland
Book I, Part 5, Karlsefni’s Adventures
Book II, Columbus and his Companions (1492‒1503). Part 1, The First Letter from Columbus
Book II, Part 2, The Second Voyage of Columbus
Book II, Part 3, Columbus reaches the Mainland
Book II, Part 4, Columbus at the Mouth of the Orinoco
Book II, Part 5, Columbus thinks himself near the Earthly Paradise
Book II, Part 6, Daring Deed of Diego Mendez
Book II, Part 7, How Diego Mendez got Food for Columbus
Book II, Part 8, How Diego Mendez saved Columbus
Book II, Part 9, Appeal of Columbus in his Old Age
Book III, Cabot and Verrazzano (1497‒1524). Part 1, First News of John and Sebastian Cabot
Book III, Part 2, Sebastian Cabot’s Voyage
Book III, Part 3, Verrazzano’s Letter to the King
Book IV, The Strange Voyage of Cabeza de Vaca (1528‒1533). Part 1, The Strange Voyage
Book IV, Part 2, Cabeza de Vaca saved by Indians
Book IV, Part 3, Cabeza de Vaca’s Captivity
Book IV, Part 4, The Indians of the Gulf of Mexico
Book IV, Part 5, Cabeza de Vaca’s Escape
Book V, The French in Canada (1534‒1536). Part 1, Cartier’s Visit to Bay of Chaleur
Book V, Part 2, Cartier sets up a Cross
Book V, Part 3, Cartier ascends the St. Lawrence
Book V, Part 4, How the Indians tried to frighten Cartier
Book V, Part 5, How Cartier reached Hochelaga, now Montreal
Book V, Part 6, The Festivities at Hochelaga
Book VI, Adventures of De Soto (1538‒1542). Part 1, How De Soto set sail
Book VI, Part 2, De Soto attacks the Indians, and finds a Fellow Countryman
Book VI, Part 3, The Story of John Ortiz
Book VI, Part 4, De Soto discovers the Mississippi
Book VI, Part 5, De Soto’s Vain Attempts to reach the Sea
Book VI, Part 6, Death and Burial of De Soto
Book VII, The French in Florida (1562‒1565). Part 1, Jean Ribaut in Florida
Book VII, Part 2, Alone in the New World
Book VII, Part 3, Laudonnière’s Search for the Colonists
Book VII, Part 4, Capture of Fort Caroline by the Spaniards
Book VIII, Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1583)
Book IX, The Lost Colonies of Virginia (1584‒1590). Part 1, The First Voyage to Virginia
Book IX, Part 2, Visit to an Indian Princess
Book IX, Part 3, Adventures of the First Virginia Colony
Book IX, Part 4, The Second English Colony in Virginia
Book IX, Part 5, Search for the Lost Colony
Book X, Unsuccessful New England Settlements (1602‒1607). Part 1, Gosnold’s Fort at Cuttyhunk
Book X, Part 2, Captain Waymouth explores the Penobscot
Book X, Part 3, The Popham Colony on the Kennebec
Book X, Part 4, Captain Gilbert’s Adventure with Indians
Book XI, Captain John Smith (1606‒1631). Part 1, The Virginia Colony
Book XI, Part 2, The Colonists
Book XI, Part 3, Captain Smith’s Capture by Indians
Book XI, Part 4, Captain Smith and Pocahontas
Book XI, Part 5, King Powhatan
Book XI, Part 6, A Virginia Princess
Book XI, Part 7, An Indian Dance in Virginia
Book XI, Part 8, Indian Children
Book XI, Part 9, “The Planter’s Pleasure and Profit”
Book XI, part 10, The Glories of Fishing
Book XI, part 11, Visit of Pocahontas to London
Book XI, Part 12, First Buildings of the Virginia Colonists
Book XI, Part 13, Captain Smith’s Recollections
Book XII, Champlain on the War-Path (1609)
Book XIII, Henry Hudson and the New Netherlands (1609‒1626). Part 1, Discovery of the Hudson River
Book XIII, Part 2, Indian Traditions of Hudson’s Arrival
Book XIII, Part 3, Hudson’s Last Voyage, and how he was set adrift in the Ice
Book XIII, Part 4, Dutch Settlement of the New Netherlands
Book XIV, The Pilgrims at Plymouth (1620‒1621). Part 1, Sailing of the Pilgrims
Book XIV, Part 2, Miles Standish at Cape Cod
Book XIV, Part 3, The First Encounter
Book, XIV, Part 4, The Landing on Plymouth Rock
Book XIV, Part 5, Plymouth Village founded
Book XIV, Part 6, “Welcome, Englishmen!”
Book XV, The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1629‒1631). Part 1, Voyage of the Massachusetts Colonists
Book XV, Part 2, The Puritans in Salem Harbor
Book XV, Part 3, The Four Elements in New England
Book XV, Part 4, A Sea-Adventure of the Puritans
Book XV, Part 5, Governor Winthrop’s Night out of Doors
Book XV, Part 6, The Privations of the Puritans

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