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History of the United States of America, Volume IV
From the Discovery of the ContinentBy George BancroftNarrated by Joseph Tabler
Length18h 42m
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A Dusty Tomes Audio BookIn Cooperation with Spoken Realms
Volume 4 of History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the Continent by George Bancroft. A major US History Series in six volumes. “The Author’s Last Revision” 1891 by D. Appleton and Company.
Bancroft as US Secretary of the Navy established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. He was a senior American diplomat in Europe, leading diplomatic missions to Britain and Germany. His comprehensive study of the origins and development of the United States caused him to be referred to as the “Father of American history."
CONTENTS OF THE FOURTH VOLUME
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN FIVE EPOCHSIII. AMERICA TAKES UP ARMS FOR SELF-DEFENSE AND ARRIVES AT INDEPENDENCECHAPTER I. AMERICA SUSTAINS THE TOWN OF BOSTON. May 1774CHAPTER II. PREPARATIONS FOR A GENERAL CONGRESS. June–August, 1774CHAPTER III. MASSACHUSETTS DEFEATS THE ATTEMPT OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT TO CHANGE ITS CHARTER. May–August, 1774CHAPTER IV. THE FIRST AMERICAN CONGRESS. September–October, 1774CHAPTER V. HOW GREAT BRITAIN BEGAN CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION, AND HOW VIRGINIA NULLIFIED THE QUEBEC ACT. October–November, 1774CHAPTER VI. THE FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN. October, 1774–January 20, 1775.CHAPTER VII. THE KING DECLARES MASSACHUSETTS IN REBELLION January–February, 1775CHAPTER VIII. THE SPIRIT OF NEW ENGLAND. February–March, 1775CHAPTER IX. THE KING AWAITS NEWS OF SUCCESS. March–May, 1775CHAPTER X. TO LEXINGTON AND CONCORD, AND BACK TO BOSTON. April 19, 1775CHAPTER XI. EFFECTS OF THE DAY OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD. THE GENERAL RISING. April–June1775CHAPTER XII. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION EMANATES FROM THE PEOPLE. May–July, 1775CHAPTER XIII. MASSACHUSETTS ASKS FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. May–June 17, 1775CHAPTER XIV. BUNKER HILL. June 16–17, 1775CHAPTER XV. THE ARMY ROUND BOSTON. June 17–August, 1775CHAPTER XVI. AMERICA AWAITS THE KING’S DECISION. July–October, 1775CHAPTER XVII. FINAL ANSWER OF THE KING TO AMERICA. August–December, 1775CHAPTER XVIII. FINAL ANSWER OF PARLIAMENT TO AMERICA. October–December, 1775CHAPTER XIX. ANNEXATION OF CANADA. August–December, 1775CHAPTER XX. ADVANCING TOWARD INDEPENDENCE. Last Months of 1775–March, 1776CHAPTER XXI. ACTS OF INDEPENDENCE. February–April, 1776CHAPTER XXII. BRITAIN SEEKS FOREIGN AID. 1775–1776CHAPTER XXIII. AMERICA SEEKS FOREIGN AID. 1775–1776CHAPTER XXIV. THE BRITISH RECOVER CANADA. NORTH CAROLINA DECLARES FOR INDEPENDENCE. January–July, 1776CHAPTER XXV. HOW SOUTH CAROLINA ADVANCED TO INDEPENDENCE. February–July, 1776CHAPTER XXVI. VIRGINIA PROCLAIMS THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND PROPOSES INDEPENDENCE. May–June, 1776CHAPTER XXVII. THE PEOPLE OF EVERY AMERICAN COLONY DEMAND INDEPENDENCE. June–July, 1776CHAPTER XXVIII. THE RESOLUTION AND THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. From the first to the Fourth of July, 1776
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Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length18 hrs 42 mins
Narrated byJoseph Tabler
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMay 30, 2023
LanguageEnglish
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