Great Epochs in American History, Volume III

Francis Whiting Halsey (1851 - 1919)

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

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, History

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Introduction by the Editor BettyB
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Play 01 The Two Sieges of Louisburg (1745 anad 1758) by A.G. Bradley Jason Anderson
00:19:31
Play 02 The Albany "Plan of Union" for the Colonies (1754) by Benjamin Franklin Siler Weaver
00:15:13
Play 03 Washington's Expedition to the Ohio and the Battle of Great Meadows (1753-1754) I: by A.G. Bradley velo26
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Play 04 Washington's Expedition to the Ohio and the Battle of Great Meadows (1753-1754) II: Washington's own account velo26
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Play 05 The Defeat of Braddock (1755) I: by A.G. Bradley Tatiana Chichilla
00:13:39
Play 06 The Defeat of Braddock (1755) II: Washington's own account Greg Giordano
00:04:28
Play 07 The Deportation of the Acadians of Nova Scotia (1755) by A.G. Bradley Lynda Marie Neilson
00:16:01
Play 08 The Victory of Wolfe at Quebec (1759) by Captain John Knox Lynda Marie Neilson
00:19:15
Play 09 The Stamp Act and Its Repeal (1765) by William E. H. Lecky Louis Hehman
00:20:23
Play 10 Daniel Boone's Migration to Kentucky (1769-1775) I: by Theodore Roosevelt Bob Lyon
00:19:01
Play 11 Daniel Boone's Migration to Kentucky (1769-1775) II: Boone's own account Jddykst
00:12:27
Play 12 The Boston Tea party (1773) I: by George Bancroft Kristen Taylor
00:10:01
Play 13 The Boston Tea party (1773) II: Governor Hutchinson's Account Larry Wilson
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Play 14 Patrick Henry's Call to Arms (1775) by William Wirt Larry Wilson
00:12:30
Play 15 Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill (1775) I: by William E. H. Lecky Larry Wilson
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Play 16 Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill (1775) II: William Emerson's Account of the Concord Fight Larry Wilson
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Play 17 Washington's Appointment as Commander-in-Chief (1775) by Washington Irving Ciufi Galeazzi
00:16:00
Play 18 Washington's Capture of Boston (1776), Washington's own account Greg Giordano
00:08:22
Play 19 The Drafting of "The Declaration of Independence" (1776) I: by James Parton thestorygirl
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Play 20 The Drafting of "The Declaration of Independence" (1776) II: John Adams's Account thestorygirl
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Play 21 Franklin in France by Sir George Trevelyan Bill Mosley
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Play 22 The Battles of Trenton and Princeton (1777) by William E. H. Lecky J. M. Smallheer
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Play 23 The Defeat of Burgoyne at Saratoga (1777) by Sir Edward Creasy Louis Hehman
00:18:14
Play 24 John Paul Jone's Sea Fight (1779) by John Paul Jones Phil Schempf
00:11:43
Play 25 Arnold's Treason (1780) by William E. H. Lecky Ciufi Galeazzi
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Play 26 The Execution of André (1780) I: by Gen. William Heath Ciufi Galeazzi
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Play 27 The Execution of André (1780) II: the historian's Lecky's view Ciufi Galeazzi
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Play 28 The Capture of Vincennes (1779), George Rogers Clark's own Account VTDave
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Play 29 The Surrender of Cornwallis (1781), Cornwalli's own Account Paul Harvey
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Play 30 Washington's Services in the War by William E. H. Lecky Kristen Taylor
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Play 31 The Cost of the War by Richard Hildreth BettyB
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