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This Country of Ours, Part 1

by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall (1867-1941)

Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall’s book of stories from the history of the United States begins with accounts of exploration and settlement, and ends with the presidency of Woodrow Wilson.

This is Part 1: Stories of Explorers and Pioneers, from Leif Ericson to Sir Walter Raleigh. Read along and view the original illustrations at mainlesson.com.

The LibriVox recording of Part 2 of this book can be found at http://librivox.org/this-country-of-ours-part-2-by-h-e-marshall/(Summary by Kara)

• Gutenberg e-text
• Wikipedia – H.E. Marshall
• Illustrated etext – www.mainlesson.com
• LibriVox’s This Country of Ours, Part 1 Internet Archive page
• Zip file of the entire book (86 MB)
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Total running time: 2:59:11
Read by Kara Shallenberg

mp3 and ogg files

• 01 How the Vikings of Old Sought And Found New Lands – 00:18:26
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• 02 The Sea of Darkness and the Great Faith of Columbus – 00:13:29
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• 03 How Columbus Fared Forth upon the Sea of Darkness and Came to Pleasant Lands Beyond – 00:13:39
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• 04 How Columbus Returned in Triumph – 00:12:55
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• 05 How America Was Named – 00:08:58
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• 06 How the Flag of England Was Planted on the Shores of the New World – 00:07:42
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• 07 How the Flag of France was Planted in Florida – 00:16:05
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• 08 How the French Founded a Colony in Florida – 00:26:24
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• 09 How the Spaniards Drove the French Out of Florida – 00:21:01
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• 10 How a Frenchman Avenged the Death of His Countrymen – 00:10:15
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• 11 The Adventures of Sir Humphrey Gilbert – 00:10:11
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• 12 About Sir Walter Raleigh’s Adventures in the Golden West – 00:20:06
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Cataloged on October 29, 2007