The World’s Story Volume XI: Canada, South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies


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This is the eleventh volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Part XI contains stories about Canadian history and about the discovery of Central and South America, from the early Inca and Aztec civilizations to the 20th century revolutions and upheavals. - Summary by Sonia

Cast list for The Court of Justice of General Gomez:
Major: Jim Locke / Gomez: Monika M.C. / Narrator: Sonia

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The landing of Columbus, by Petro Gabrini, painting, frontispiece 2:35 Read by Sonia
Canada Part I: Discovery and exploration: Historical note 1:51 Read by Sonia
What the Italians thought of John Cabot (1498), from two contemporary letters 7:18 Read by Jim Locke
Jacques Cartier at Quebec (1535), by John Fiske 14:06 Read by Piotr Nater
Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1583), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 3:14 Read by Tomas Peter
The last days of Henry Hudson (1611), by Agnes C. Laut 16:49 Read by Albert Shu
The last voyage of Henry Hudson, by Hon. John Collier, painting p. 24 1:04 Read by Sonia
Why the Iroquois hated the French (1609), by Eva March Tappan 6:27 Read by April6090
Champlain and the impostor Vignan (1613), by Francis Parkman 10:38 Read by Matt Stevens
Canada Part II: Heroes and heroines of early Canada: Historical note 2:30 Read by Tomas Peter
The story of Jean Brébeuf (1633-1649), by Rev. J. O. Miller 10:46 Read by Matt Stevens
The women who founded the Ursuline convent at Quebec (1639), by W. S. Herrington 6:31 Read by Jim Locke
The story of Ville Marie de Montreal (1642), by Agnes Maule Machar 16:43 Read by Jim Locke
Madame de la Tour and her defense of Fort St. John (1645), by Mary Hartwell Catherwood 21:10 Read by Jim Locke
The child who defended Castle Dangerous (1692), by Thomas G. Marquis 17:36 Read by Matt Stevens
Canada Part III: Life in the French settlements: Historical note 2:04 Read by J. M. Smallheer
In the days of Frontenac (1672-1698), by Rev. J. O. Miller 10:55 Read by Matt Stevens
How people lived in New France (Seventeenth century), by Charles G. D. Roberts 14:19 Read by Piotr Nater
The Coureur de Bois, by Samuel Mathewson Baylis 1:50 Read by Sonia
Canada Part IV: Canada becomes a British Province: Historical note 2:21 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The exile of the Acadians (1755), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 8:28 Read by Alan Mapstone
The second capture of Louisburg (1758), by Agnes C. Laut 8:24 Read by dmusgrove
The fall of Quebec (1759), by George Bancroft 20:16 Read by Jim Locke
The fall of Quebec, from an old print, painting p. 122 0:54 Read by Tomas Peter
The troubles of the Loyalists (about 1783), by Eva March Tappan 14:49 Read by Albert Shu
Loyalist Shelburne (1783), by Daniel Owen 12:07 Read by Jared Starr
How a settler built his log barn (early part of the nineteenth century), by Samuel Thompson 6:40 Read by Devorah Allen
The second concession of Deer, by William Wye Smith 3:46 Read by Alan Mapstone
Canada Part V: Scenes from Canadian history: Historical note 1:57 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Monument to Joseph Brant, photograph p. 152 1:59 Read by Alan Mapstone
When Tecumseh met General Brock (1812), by Walter R. Nursey 4:23 Read by Alan Mapstone
Laura Secord, a heroine of the war of 1812 (1813), by Rev. J. O. Miller 5:24 Read by April6090
The battle of Lundy's Lane (1814), by Agnes C. Laut 8:09 Read by Colleen McMahon
The cutting-out of the Caroline (1837), by John Charles Dent 11:06 Read by Colleen McMahon
Taken prisoner by the Fenians (1866), by David Junor 15:09 Read by Jim Locke
The Canadians on the Nile (1884-1885), by William Wye Smith 2:51 Read by Alan Mapstone
Canada Part VI: Stories of the trappers: Historical note 1:50 Read by J. M. Smallheer
A Canadian boat-song, by Thomas Moore 2:28 Read by Alan Mapstone
How the Northwest Company lost Fort Gabriel (about 1820), by Sir Gilbert Parker 10:26 Read by Colleen McMahon
Shopping at a Hudson's Bay Company's fort, by H. M. Robinson 11:33 Read by Colleen McMahon
The trade into the north, by Aubrey Fullerton 18:47 Read by Jared Starr
Canada Part VII: The Canadian Northwest: Historical note 1:32 Read by J. M. Smallheer
How Alexander Mackenzie reached the Pacific Ocean (1793), by Rev. J. O. Miller 7:17 Read by Tomas Peter
How Canada acquired the Northwest (1869), by Eva March Tappan 8:29 Read by Jim Locke
How the Canadian Pacific crossed the Selkirks (1881-1886), by Frederic A. Talbot 10:28 Read by Jim Locke
A glacier in the Selkirk Mountains, photograph p. 228 1:31 Read by April6090
The Canadian Northwest mounted police (Twentieth century), by W. G. Fitz-Gerald 18:47 Read by Jim Locke
How the Canadian Northwest awoke (End of the nineteenth century), by A. G. Bradley 12:19 Read by Steven Winterburn
Canada Part VIII: The Empire of the North: Historical note 1:55 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The cable hymn (1858), by John G. Whittier 2:40 Read by Tomas Peter
The bore of the Bay of Fundy, by Eliza B. Chase 6:24 Read by April6090
How Dr. Grenfell was saved (Twentieth century), by George Andrews, one of the rescuers 6:55 Read by Matt Stevens
Given to hospitality (Twentieth century), by Dr. Wilfred Thomason Grenfell 17:34 Read by Matt Stevens
Canada of the future (Twentieth century), by Agnes C. Laut 15:13 Read by Matt Stevens
South America Part I: Stories of the Incas: Historical note 2:32 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The stolen child of the Inca (before 1532), by Sir Clements R. Markham 10:40 Read by Devorah Allen
Machu Picchu, a ruined city of the Incas, photograph p. 288 2:03 Read by cathar maiden
How Pizarro captured the Inca (1532), by William Hickling Prescott 11:59 Read by hayduo
The golden ransom (1532), by Charles Bradford Hudson 10:32 Read by April6090
The execution of Atahuallpa (1533), by W. H. Davenport Adams 13:22 Read by Jim Locke
The hidden treasure of the Incas (after 1532), from the Spanish of Valverde 6:49 Read by Availle
South America Part II: Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and Ecuador: Historical note 2:32 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The highest railroad in the World (about 1865), by Frederic A. Talbot 20:16 Read by ToddHW
How to conduct a Spanish-American revolution (about 1860), by F. Hassaurek 10:08 Read by ToddHW
The unconquerable Araucanians (Twentieth century), by Nevin O. Winter 9:37 Read by Availle
The Christ of the Andes, by Nevin O. Winter 1:41 Read by Sonia
South America Part III: Venezuela, Colombia, and the Guianas: Historical note 2:23 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The adventures of Columbus off the coast of Trinidad (1498), by Washington Irving 6:15 Read by Alan Mapstone
What Sir Walter Raleigh thought of Guiana (1595), by Sir Walter Raleigh 5:35 Read by Alan Mapstone
The story of Bolívar (1817-1830), by Lindon Bates, Jr. 25:36 Read by Albert Shu
The statue of Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela, photograph p. 364 2:25 Read by Albert Shu
The sword of Bolívar, by Unknown 3:35 Read by cathar maiden
The Asphalt Lake of Trinidad (Twentieth century), by Lindon Bates, Jr. 4:09 Read by Sonia
Modern Columbia (Twentieth century), by Francis E. Clarke 8:09 Read by Kristine Bekere
South America Part IV: Brazil: Historical note 1:55 Read by Kristine Bekere
The discovery of Brazil (1500), by Robert Grant Watson 5:34 Read by Kristine Bekere
Why Brazil belonged to Portugal (1500), by Thomas Bonaventure Lawler 5:01 Read by Devorah Allen
How King John VI came to Brazil (1808), by D. P. Kidder and J. C. Fletcher 7:50 Read by Leni
Dom Pedro II, the exiled emperor (1889), by Marie Robinson Wright 7:27 Read by Leni
An American colony in Brazil (1910), by Nevin O. Winter 9:01 Read by KevinS
South America Part V: Paraguay and Uruguay: Historical note 3:04 Read by Kristine Bekere
Life at a Paraguayan ''Reduction'', by Mrs. Marion G. Mulhall 8:31 Read by Jim Locke
The escape of the American minister from Paraguay (1868), by Charles A. Washburn 11:03 Read by Kristine Bekere
A visit to Artigas (about 1815), by W. H. Koebel 6:42 Read by dmusgrove
Uruguay and the Uruguayans (Twentieth century), by Francis E. Clark 11:38 Read by Piotr Nater
South America Part VI: The Argentine Republic: Historical note 2:14 Read by Corey Kendrick
Argentine independence (1810-1910), by Hiram Bingham 11:23 Read by Jim Locke
The people of the Argentine Pampas (about 1870), by Dr. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento 9:41 Read by Piotr Nater
A real Patagonian (about 1880), by Lady Florence Dixie 10:08 Read by Jim Locke
In Buenos Aires (Twentieth century), by Hiram Bingham 10:08 Read by Jim Locke
Central America: Historical note 1:27 Read by Tomas Peter
A sacrifice to Tohil, by William T. Brigham 8:34 Read by Jared Starr
Copan, by Joaquin Miller 1:57 Read by Sonia
Balboa (1513), by Thomas Buchanan Read 4:19 Read by Alan Mapstone
Chief Nicaragua and the Spaniards (1522), by Frederick Palmer 6:28 Read by Piotr Nater
William Walker, ''the last of the Filibusters'' (1853-1860), by Joaquin Miller 4:23 Read by Alan Mapstone
The cargadors of Guatemala (Twentieth century), by Nevin O. Winter 3:11 Read by Piotr Nater
Happy little Costa Rica (Twentieth century), by Frederick Palmer 9:36 Read by alzounes
Mexico Part I: Stories of the Aztecs: Historical note 3:11 Read by Jim Locke
A hymn of the ancient Mexicans 1:59 Read by Alan Mapstone
Nezahualcoyotl, king of the Tuscucans, by William Hickling Prescott 5:25 Read by Jim Locke
Mexican hieroglyphics, photograph p. 482 1:52 Read by Tomas Peter
How an Aztec boy became a knight, by Hubert Howe Bancroft 8:12 Read by Devorah Allen
How the Aztec king passed his time (early part of the sixteenth century), by Hubert Howe Bancroft 9:42 Read by Jim Locke
Mexico Part II: The coming of the Spaniards: Historical note 2:05 Read by Jared Starr
Has the god Quetzalcoatl come to Mexico ? (1519), by William Hickling Prescott 15:33 Read by Piotr Nater
The king without a throne, by Hubert Howe Bancroft 16:05 Read by Jim Locke
The fall of the city of Mexico (1521), by Jacob Abbott 7:30 Read by Jim Locke
Statue of Quauhtemoc, photograph p. 516 2:45 Read by Alan Mapstone
Mexico Part III: Modern Mexico: Historical note 3:10 Read by Jared Starr
The angels of Buena Vista (1847), by John G. Whittier 5:41 Read by Jim Locke
Maximilian at Queretaro (1872), by Margaret Junkin Preston 3:07 Read by Alan Mapstone
The last moments of Maximilian, by Jean Paul Laurens (France, 1838), painting p. 524 1:36 Read by Alan Mapstone
The rule of Porfirio Diaz (1877-1919), by Channing Arnold and Frederick J. Tabor Frost 19:41 Read by Fernando Borrego
The National Palace, city of Mexico, photograph p. 534 2:52 Read by Fernando Borrego
The West Indies: Historical note 2:29 Read by Jared Starr
The first landing of Columbus (1492), by Ferdinand Columbus, son of Christopher Columbus 12:48 Read by Piotr Nater
Toussaint L'Ouverture (1801), by Wendell Phillips 17:34 Read by Piotr Nater
''The marble memory of Josephine'', empress of France, by Lafcadio Hearn 2:53 Read by Sonia
The Fer-de-Lance of Martinique, by Lafcadio Hearn 9:03 Read by April6090
The eruption of Mont Pelée (1902), by Charles Augustus Stoddard 7:57 Read by April6090
The Court of Justice of General Gomez (1895), by Grover Flint 6:02 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Execution Wall, Havana, photograph p. 568 1:46 Read by Monika M. C.
How freedom came to Porto Rico (1898), by William Dinwiddie 10:30 Read by Sonia