Book of American Explorers

by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

79 chapters9h 54mEnglish1877

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This book tells the story of exploration in America in the words of the explorers themselves. It consists of extracts from narratives of the early discoverers and explorers of the American continent from the Northmen in 10th century to 17th century Massachusets Bay Colony. - Summary by Kikisaulite

Chapters (78)

1Book I, The Legends of the Northmen (985‒1008). Part 1, How the Northmen discovered North America

392

2Book I, Part 2, The Voyage of Leif the Lucky

254

3Book I, Part 3, Leif finds Vines, and goes back to Greenland

177

4Book I, Part 4, Thorvald, Leif’s Brother, goes to Vinland

286

5Book I, Part 5, Karlsefni’s Adventures

308

6Book II, Columbus and his Companions (1492‒1503). Part 1, The First Letter from Columbus

771

7Book II, Part 2, The Second Voyage of Columbus

527

8Book II, Part 3, Columbus reaches the Mainland

316

9Book II, Part 4, Columbus at the Mouth of the Orinoco

230

10Book II, Part 5, Columbus thinks himself near the Earthly Paradise

291

11Book II, Part 6, Daring Deed of Diego Mendez

455

12Book II, Part 7, How Diego Mendez got Food for Columbus

435

13Book II, Part 8, How Diego Mendez saved Columbus

737

14Book II, Part 9, Appeal of Columbus in his Old Age

307

15Book III, Cabot and Verrazzano (1497‒1524). Part 1, First News of John and Sebastian Cabot

230

16Book III, Part 2, Sebastian Cabot’s Voyage

375

17Book III, Part 3, Verrazzano’s Letter to the King

1053

18Book IV, The Strange Voyage of Cabeza de Vaca (1528‒1533). Part 1, The Strange Voyage

846

19Book IV, Part 2, Cabeza de Vaca saved by Indians

436

20Book IV, Part 3, Cabeza de Vaca’s Captivity

359

21Book IV, Part 4, The Indians of the Gulf of Mexico

178

22Book IV, Part 5, Cabeza de Vaca’s Escape

329

23Book V, The French in Canada (1534‒1536). Part 1, Cartier’s Visit to Bay of Chaleur

361

24Book V, Part 2, Cartier sets up a Cross

244

25Book V, Part 3, Cartier ascends the St. Lawrence

479

26Book V, Part 4, How the Indians tried to frighten Cartier

313

27Book V, Part 5, How Cartier reached Hochelaga, now Montreal

440

28Book V, Part 6, The Festivities at Hochelaga

507

29Book VI, Adventures of De Soto (1538‒1542). Part 1, How De Soto set sail

421

30Book VI, Part 2, De Soto attacks the Indians, and finds a Fellow Countryman

251

31Book VI, Part 3, The Story of John Ortiz

628

32Book VI, Part 4, De Soto discovers the Mississippi

479

33Book VI, Part 5, De Soto’s Vain Attempts to reach the Sea

405

34Book VI, Part 6, Death and Burial of De Soto

321

35Book VII, The French in Florida (1562‒1565). Part 1, Jean Ribaut in Florida

727

36Book VII, Part 2, Alone in the New World

804

37Book VII, Part 3, Laudonnière’s Search for the Colonists

347

38Book VII, Part 4, Capture of Fort Caroline by the Spaniards

798

39Book VIII, Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1583)

649

40Book IX, The Lost Colonies of Virginia (1584‒1590). Part 1, The First Voyage to Virginia

743

41Book IX, Part 2, Visit to an Indian Princess

290

42Book IX, Part 3, Adventures of the First Virginia Colony

354

43Book IX, Part 4, The Second English Colony in Virginia

795

44Book IX, Part 5, Search for the Lost Colony

500

45Book X, Unsuccessful New England Settlements (1602‒1607). Part 1, Gosnold’s Fort at Cuttyhunk

1283

46Book X, Part 2, Captain Waymouth explores the Penobscot

1126

47Book X, Part 3, The Popham Colony on the Kennebec

410

48Book X, Part 4, Captain Gilbert’s Adventure with Indians

292

49Book XI, Captain John Smith (1606‒1631). Part 1, The Virginia Colony

481

50Book XI, Part 2, The Colonists

220

51Book XI, Part 3, Captain Smith’s Capture by Indians

467

52Book XI, Part 4, Captain Smith and Pocahontas

542

53Book XI, Part 5, King Powhatan

226

54Book XI, Part 6, A Virginia Princess

142

55Book XI, Part 7, An Indian Dance in Virginia

154

56Book XI, Part 8, Indian Children

177

57Book XI, Part 9, “The Planter’s Pleasure and Profit”

250

58Book XI, part 10, The Glories of Fishing

256

59Book XI, part 11, Visit of Pocahontas to London

624

60Book XI, Part 12, First Buildings of the Virginia Colonists

125

61Book XI, Part 13, Captain Smith’s Recollections

137

62Book XII, Champlain on the War-Path (1609)

970

63Book XIII, Henry Hudson and the New Netherlands (1609‒1626). Part 1, Discovery of the Hudson River

1012

64Book XIII, Part 2, Indian Traditions of Hudson’s Arrival

652

65Book XIII, Part 3, Hudson’s Last Voyage, and how he was set adrift in the Ice

775

66Book XIII, Part 4, Dutch Settlement of the New Netherlands

447

67Book XIV, The Pilgrims at Plymouth (1620‒1621). Part 1, Sailing of the Pilgrims

183

68Book XIV, Part 2, Miles Standish at Cape Cod

632

69Book XIV, Part 3, The First Encounter

674

70Book, XIV, Part 4, The Landing on Plymouth Rock

169

71Book XIV, Part 5, Plymouth Village founded

434

72Book XIV, Part 6, “Welcome, Englishmen!”

420

73Book XV, The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1629‒1631). Part 1, Voyage of the Massachusetts Colonists

335

74Book XV, Part 2, The Puritans in Salem Harbor

270

75Book XV, Part 3, The Four Elements in New England

842

76Book XV, Part 4, A Sea-Adventure of the Puritans

236

77Book XV, Part 5, Governor Winthrop’s Night out of Doors

123

78Book XV, Part 6, The Privations of the Puritans

274

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