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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