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Poems of American History, The Colonial Era

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A History through Poetry of the exploration and settling of North American by Europeans. Beginning with Leif Erikson, and continuing through the Age of Exploration to the colonies of Virginia and New Amsterdam, including the arrival of the Puritans, the life of Pocahontas, the persecution of the Quakers, and the horror of the Salem Witch Trials, with works by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, Edward Everett Hale, Benjamin Franklin, William Wordsworth, Julia Ward Howe, and many, many more. This is the first of 5 volumes that cover American History through poetry from the Vikings to WWI. - Summary by Ed Humpal

Cast List (The Proclamation)
Cole: DomBomadil
Merry: Adele de Pignerolles
Kempthorn: Michele Fry
Marshal: Douglas Taylor
Upsall: Eileen Tipping
Christison: Ed Humpal
Narrator: Esther ben Simonides
Editor: Adele de Pignerolles

Cast List (The Trial):
Hathorn: Ed Humpal
Martha: SeekWisdom
Mary: Beth Thomas
Corey: Douglas Taylor
Gloyd: Joseph Tabler
Narrator, Editor: Adele de Pignerolles

Genre(s): Poetry, Early Modern

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Introduction	Ed Humpal	00:08:50
Play 01	Chapter I, The Discovery of America, Part 1	Douglas Taylor	00:22:37
Play 02	Ch 1, The Discovery of America, Part 2	Greg Giordano	00:07:51
Play 03	Ch 1, The Discovery of America, Part 3	Esther ben Simonides	00:11:47
Play 04	Ch 1, The Discovery of America, Part 4	Adele de Pignerolles	00:19:49
Play 05	Ch 1, The Discovery of America, Part 5	Greg Giordano	00:09:33
Play 06	Ch 2, In the Wake of Columbus, Part 1	SionedV	00:14:04
Play 07	Ch 2, In the Wake of Columbus, Part 2	SionedV	00:14:34
Play 08	Ch 2, In the Wake of Columbus, Part 3	malcster	00:30:15
Play 09	Ch 2, In the Wake of Columbus, Part 4	Lois Beachy Yoder	00:08:34
Play 10	Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 1	Esther ben Simonides	00:11:13
Play 11	Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 2	Esther ben Simonides	00:10:53
Play 12	Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 3	Lois Beachy Yoder	00:07:22
Play 13	Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 4	Greg Giordano	00:18:14
Play 14	Ch 3, The Settlement of Virginia, Part 5	Greg Giordano	00:09:31
Play 15	Ch 4, The Dutch at New Amsterdam, Part 1	Ann Boulais	00:08:12
Play 16	Ch 4, The Dutch at New Amsterdam, Part 2	Ann Boulais	00:16:27
Play 17	Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 1	Larry Wilson	00:15:47
Play 18	Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 2	Larry Wilson	00:10:51
Play 19	Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 3	Larry Wilson	00:11:21
Play 20	Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 4	Larry Wilson	00:15:34
Play 21	Ch 5, The Settlement of New England, Part 5	Larry Wilson	00:10:47
Play 22	Ch 6, Religious Persecution in New England, Part 1	Lucretia B.	00:10:08
Play 23	Ch 6, Religious Persecution in New England, Part 2	Lucretia B.	00:16:59
Play 24	Ch 6, Religious Persecution in New England, Part 3	Group	00:06:18
Play 25	Ch 6, Religious Persecution in New England, Part 4	Lucretia B.	00:28:02
Play 26	Ch 7, King Phillip's War and the Witchcraft Delusion, Part 1	Chris Pyle	00:10:57
Play 27	Ch 7, King Phillip's War and the Witchcraft Delusion, Part 2	Chris Pyle	00:10:36
Play 28	Ch 7, King Phillip's War and the Witchcraft Delusion, Part 3	Chris Pyle	00:05:05
Play 29	Ch 7, King Phillip's War and the Witchcraft Delusion, Part 4	Chris Pyle	00:07:17
Play 30	Ch 7, King Phillip's War and the Witchcraft Delusion, Part 5	Group	00:12:43
Play 31	Ch 7, King Phillip's War and the Witchcraft Delusion, Part 6	Ann Boulais	00:10:30
Play 32	Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 1	David Allen	00:06:53
Play 33	Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 2	Ed Humpal	00:17:03
Play 34	Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 3	Ed Humpal	00:11:06
Play 35	Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 4	Ed Humpal	00:06:06
Play 36	Chapter 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 5	Ed Humpal	00:14:28
Play 37	Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 6	Joseph Tabler	00:20:00
Play 38	Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 7	Greg Giordano	00:13:57
Play 39	Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 8	Greg Giordano	00:08:15
Play 40	Ch 8, The Struggle for the Continent, Part 9	Eileen Tipping	00:09:53

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