The Romance of Early Exploration


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The Author has been encouraged by the reception given to The Romance of Modern Exploration to write a companion volume on the adventures of early travelers and explorers. For conveniences' sake the period covered ends at A.D. 1600, a date sufficiently advanced to permit mention of the first polar expeditions in which English navigators played so important a part. (9 hr 59 min)

Chapters

Preface 2:47 Read by Larry Wilson
The Infancy of Exploration 33:30 Read by Piotr Nater
Journeys of the Pilgrims 35:19 Read by Piotr Nater
The Vikings 18:46 Read by Wayne Cooke
The Missionary Friars 28:57 Read by Ted Lienhart
The Story of Marco Polo 33:55 Read by Ted Lienhart
The Friar Odoric 18:28 Read by Availle
The Travels of an Adventurous Moor 28:09 Read by Rita Boutros
The Search for an Ocean Way to India 26:51 Read by Rita Boutros
The Rounding of the Cape 29:17 Read by Will Caffey
The Conquest of the Atlantic Ocean 41:22 Read by Will Caffey
How America got its Name 22:29 Read by Will Caffey
The Travels of an Italian Mohammedan 33:18 Read by Emanuela
The Discovery of the Pacific Ocean 28:41 Read by mleigh
The First Circumnavigation of the Globe 31:27 Read by Mary Woodburn
The First Descent of the Amazon 27:48 Read by Emanuela
Exploration in North Mexico and California 26:45 Read by Ted Lienhart
Exploration of the St. Lawrence River 23:51 Read by Ted Lienhart
The Search for a North-East Passage to Cathay 32:22 Read by mleigh
The Travels of Mr. Anthony Jenkins in Russia and Persia 30:48 Read by Rita Boutros
Attempts to Find a North-West Passage Past America to the East 23:18 Read by Ted Lienhart
The Adventures of an English Sailor in Africa 21:37 Read by Ted Lienhart