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Great Epochs in American History, Volume II
by Francis Whiting HALSEY (1851 - 1919)The origin of negro slavery in America I: In the West Indies (1518) by Sir Arthur Helps
This is the second 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 II describes first colonies in America and covers time period from 1562 to 1733. - Summary by Kikisaulite
Listen next episodes of Great Epochs in American History, Volume II:
The origin of negro slavery in America II: Its beginnings in the United States (1620) by John A. Doyle , Bacon's rebellion in Virginia (1676) by an anonymous writer , How the Bay colony differed from Plymouth by John G. Palfrey , King Philip's war (1676) by William Hubbard , Lord Baltimore in Maryland (1633) by contemporary writers , New England before the pilgrim fathers landed (1614) by captain John Smith , Oglethorpe in Georgia (1733) by Joel Chandler Harris , Roger Williams in Rhode Island (1636) by Nathaniel Morton , The beginnings of the Massachusetts Bay colony (1627-1631) by governor Thomas Dudley , The Charter Oak affair in Connecticut (1682) by Alexander Johnston , The colonization of Louisiana (1699) by Charles E.T. Gayarre , The English conquest of New York (1664) by John R. Brodhead , The first New York settlements (1623-1628) by Nicholas Jean de Wassenaer , The first voyage of the "Mayflower" (1620) by governor William Bradford , The founding of Connecticut (1633-1636) by Alexander Johnston , The founding of Pennsylvania I: Penn's account of the colony (1684) , The founding of Pennsylvania II: Penn's treaty with the Indians (1683), his own account , The founding of Pennsylvania III: The reality of Penn's treaty (1682), by George E. Ellis , The Swedes and Dutch in New Jersey and Delaware (1627) by Israel Acrelius , Witchcraft in New England (1647-1696) by John G. Palfrey