Discoverers and Explorers
Tales of the brave and daring explorers that ventured into the unknown "Sea of Darkness" where it was thought monsters and angry gods lived. They dared to sail near the equator which was thought to have such intense heat that it would boil the ocean water. It was also commonly thought at the time that the world was flat, and the ships would fall off the face of the earth. These men overcame these fears to explore and discover new lands. (Summary by Laura Caldwell)
Genre(s): History, Biography
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 00 | Preface | Laura Caldwell |
00:04:06 |
Play 01 | Beliefs as to the World Four Hundred Years Ago | Laura Caldwell |
00:07:03 |
Play 02 | Marco Polo | Laura Caldwell |
00:09:21 |
Play 03 | Columbus | Laura Caldwell |
00:17:01 |
Play 04 | Vasco Da Gama | Laura Caldwell |
00:04:22 |
Play 05 | John and Sebastian Cabot's Voyages | Laura Caldwell |
00:04:51 |
Play 06 | Amerigo Vespucci | Laura Caldwell |
00:07:24 |
Play 07 | Ponce De Leon | Laura Caldwell |
00:02:38 |
Play 08 | Balboa | Laura Caldwell |
00:05:06 |
Play 09 | Magellan | Laura Caldwell |
00:06:38 |
Play 10 | Hernando Cortes | Laura Caldwell |
00:10:54 |
Play 11 | Francisco Pizarro | Laura Caldwell |
00:06:46 |
Play 12 | Ferdinand De Soto | Laura Caldwell |
00:09:20 |
Play 13 | The Great River Amazon, and El Dorado | Laura Caldwell |
00:13:32 |
Play 14 | Verrazzano | Laura Caldwell |
00:07:56 |
Play 15 | The Famous Voyage of Sir Francis Drake - 1577 | Laura Caldwell |
00:08:01 |
Play 16 | Henry Hudson | Laura Caldwell |
00:08:15 |