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This Country of Ours, Part 1
The This Country of Ours Series (Book 1)
- Narrator
- David Thorn, Bobbie Frohman
- Publish Date
- 20 February 2014
- Run Time
- 3 hours 21 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
This series, in seven parts, tells the story of America from the earliest founding through the days of Woodrow Wilson and World War I. In Part 1, you’ll hear stories of the exciting adventures of the explorers and pioneers, like Columbus and Cabot, who faced daunting trials to find the “New World.”
Stories include:
How the Vikings of Old Sought and Found New Lands The Sea of Darkness and the Great Faith of Columbus How Columbus Fared Forth upon the Sea of Darkness and Came to Pleasant Lands Beyond How Columbus Returned in Triumph How America Was NamedHow the Flag of England Was Planted on the Shores of the New World How the Flag of France was Planted in Florida How the French Founded a Colony in Florida How the Spaniards Drove the French Out of FloridaHow a Frenchman Avenged the Death of His Countrymen The Adventures of Sir Humphrey Gilbert About Sir Walter Raleigh’s Adventures in the Golden WestUser Reviews
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Details
- Author
- Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Narrator
- David Thorn, Bobbie Frohman
- Duration
- 3 hours 21 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 February 2014
- ISBN
- 9781483012445
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Discovery and exploration
Synopsis
This series, in seven parts, tells the story of America from the earliest founding through the days of Woodrow Wilson and World War I. In Part 1, you’ll hear stories of the exciting adventures of the explorers and pioneers, like Columbus and Cabot, who faced daunting trials to find the “New World.”Stories include:How the Vikings of Old Sought and Found New Lands The Sea of Darkness and the Great Faith of Columbus How Columbus Fared Forth upon the Sea of Darkness and Came to Pleasant Lands Beyond How Columbus Returned in Triumph How America Was NamedHow the Flag of England Was Planted on the Shores of the New World How the Flag of France was Planted in Florida How the French Founded a Colony in Florida How the Spaniards Drove the French Out of FloridaHow a Frenchman Avenged the Death of His Countrymen The Adventures of Sir Humphrey Gilbert About Sir Walter Raleigh’s Adventures in the Golden West
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