First released: 2001
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Disc 1
- 1.Young Christopher Columbus5:29
- 2.Columbus Trains on the Mediterranean5:47
- 3.Columbus in Portugal5:34
- 4.Queen Isabella of Spain Supports Columbus8:50
- 5.Columbus on the Ocean4:28
- 6.Columbus Encourages His Men4:10
- 7.Land Discovered6:15
- 8.Settlement in America4:16
- 9.Powhatan and John Smith7:23
Disc 2
- 1.William Bradford of Yorkshire4:42
- 2.Religious Persecution6:12
- 3.Separatists Flee Holland6:42
- 4.Plans for a Better Life in America7:33
- 5.A Perilous Journey3:53
- 6.The First Government in America3:25
- 7.Settling at Plymouth Rock5:28
- 8.Dealing With Indians6:54
- 9.The First Thanksgiving6:19
Disc 3
- 1.Roger Williams the Puritan5:34
- 2.Encouraged to Preach in America5:49
- 3.Separation of Church and State7:08
- 4.Refusal to Be Silent5:48
- 5.Anne Hutchinson's Revelations3:06
- 6.An Inspiration to Go to America4:51
- 7.Anne Admitted to the Church6:01
- 8.The Wisdom of Anne Hutchinson6:22
- 9.Anne's Movement Grows and Is Threatened7:33
Disc 4
- 1.King James and George Calvert7:28
- 2.Catholics in England8:12
- 3.Lord Baltimore in America8:28
- 4.Foundations for a New Colony3:58
- 5.George Calvert Dies5:32
- 6.Departure of Catholic Immigrants6:02
- 7.The Ark and the Dove5:08
- 8.A Safe Arrival in Maryland5:34
Disc 5
- 1.A Young Nathaniel Bacon2:14
- 2.An Inheritance in Virginia3:59
- 3.A Future in America7:01
- 4.Settling Near the Indians8:27
- 5.War With the Native Indians4:25
- 6.Rumors and Misunderstandings5:19
- 7.Governor Berkeley’s Quest for Peace4:36
- 8.Talk of Rebellion6:36
- 9.Bacon Leads the Rebellion4:27
- 10.Rebels Take Control8:22
Disc 6
- 1.Girls Learn of Witchcraft2:44
- 2.A Concern Over Growing Evil4:12
- 3.Flirting With the Devil4:30
- 4.Children Afflicted4:28
- 5.Gossip of Witchcraft5:36
- 6."Witches" Arrested7:47
- 7.The Sarah Goode Trial4:37
- 8.No Defense6:08
- 9.The Innocent Are Hanged7:22
- 10.Judges See Their Mistakes8:50
Disc 7
- 1.A Smart, Intelligent Boy4:59
- 2.Son of a Poor Man4:38
- 3.James Franklin Returns From London5:19
- 4.Too Smart for Grammar School5:05
- 5.Ben's Apprenticeship4:33
- 6.The Education of Women4:52
- 7.Boston's New Newspaper5:04
- 8.Attempts to Stop Publication5:22
- 9.Ben Manages the Press5:35
- 10.Arguments Over Apprenticeship3:09
Disc 8
- 1.Franklin in Philadelphia4:13
- 2.Governor Contracts With Ben3:55
- 3.Franklin Attempts to Secure Financing5:55
- 4.A Journey to Buy a Press6:53
- 5.Franklin in London5:41
- 6.Franklin Arrives Home3:55
- 7.His Work in Philadelphia3:37
- 8.A Discussion on Slavery5:32
- 9.Franklin's Successful Newspaper4:59
- 10.Important Inventions3:42
- 11.Uniting the Colonies6:57
Disc 9
- 1.A Desire for Adventure4:30
- 2.Washington's Work in Ohio Valley5:38
- 3.Disputes With the French Canadians5:49
- 4.Sick in the West Indies4:51
- 5.Washington to Solve the Dispute6:02
- 6.Washington's Militia Army4:45
- 7.Washington's Army Defeated5:47
- 8.Washington and Franklin Meet7:07
- 9.British and Americans Fight the French8:02
Disc 10
- 1.A Young Quaker in the Pennsylvania Woods3:17
- 2.Rifles and Guns4:37
- 3.A Move to the Southern Frontier6:40
- 4.A Soldier Fighting Indians4:56
- 5.Daniel Boone Starts a Family5:44
- 6.Plans for an Expedition2:50
- 7.A Decision to Move West5:27
- 8.Tragedy in the Boone Family7:14
- 9.Retreat Back to the Colonies4:50
- 10.Founding of Boonesboro8:00
Disc 11
- 1.Samuel Adams Talks About His Future6:41
- 2.Concern of His Father's Land Bank5:33
- 3.Growing Disputes Between England and America6:49
- 4.Sons of Liberty Formed7:23
- 5.Stamp Tax Resistance5:17
- 6.Who Leads the Rebels?4:23
- 7.England Repeals the Tax3:50
- 8.Samuel Adams Helps Unify Colonies4:51
- 9.The Boston Massacre7:51
Disc 12
- 1.Aftermath of the Boston Massacre3:51
- 2.John Adams Asked to Defend Accused Soldiers5:11
- 3.British Soldiers Leave Boston7:14
- 4.Trial Postponed5:31
- 5.John Adams Nominated to the Freedom Council5:24
- 6.John Adams Elected as Boston Representative4:37
- 7.Preparing for Trial6:36
- 8.Trial of Captain Preston Begins6:31
- 9.Verdict of Innocence8:30
Disc 13
- 1.Thomas Jefferson and His Teacher3:32
- 2.Jefferson Meets Patrick Henry6:53
- 3.Patrick Henry: An Intelligent, Common Man4:16
- 4.Bar Exam6:24
- 5.Patrick Henry Starts His Practice4:51
- 6.A Powerful Defense, Part 17:15
- 7.A Powerful Defense, Part 29:52
- 8.Patrick Henry's Surprising Influence10:20
Disc 14
- 1.Attempts to Stop the Liberty Party4:16
- 2.Governor Paid by English Parliament7:09
- 3.How Are the Judges Being Paid?6:38
- 4.Committees of Correspoondence7:32
- 5.Governor Hutchinson's Damaging Letters5:35
- 6.Letters Published5:43
- 7.Ben Franklin Arrested4:17
- 8.Half-Priced Tea4:52
- 9.The Boston Tea Party6:51
Disc 15
- 1.Governor Hutchinson Writes England3:10
- 2.Plans for an Embargo4:13
- 3.Governor Impeached4:51
- 4.Boston Port Closed6:52
- 5.Other Colonies Help Massachusetts6:19
- 6.Franklin Discusses Possible Revolution4:34
- 7.Massachusetts Delegates6:49
- 8.Journey to Philadelphia7:53
- 9.Continental Congress Convenes6:14
Disc 16
- 1.Former Soldiers Talk With General Washington2:36
- 2.Sam and John Adams3:09
- 3.Patrick Henry’s Vision of One Nation4:19
- 4.Discussions of War for Independence4:48
- 5.Ambassadors in London4:37
- 6.British Army’s Plans5:37
- 7.Paul Revere’s Warning4:36
- 8.Revolutionary Troops Organize7:44
- 9.Battle at Concord Bridge5:29
- 10.Rebels Surprisingly Strong6:26
Disc 17
- 1.Ben Franklin Back in America2:52
- 2.Debates on Petitioning England5:11
- 3.Congress Votes on Petition5:23
- 4.Rebels Capture Fort Ticonderoga4:52
- 5.A Temporary American Government4:58
- 6.Revolutionary Skirmishes2:40
- 7.Organizing the Military3:51
- 8.Who Will Lead the Army?6:27
- 9.George Washington Appointed4:23
- 10.John Adam's Letters7:03
Disc 18
- 1.Plan for Bunker Hill6:01
- 2.Strategy of War6:45
- 3.The Battle Begins6:56
- 4.Whites of Their Eyes4:15
- 5.Soldiers Need Discipline4:49
- 6.Talk of Democracy3:48
- 7.A Lull in the War6:14
- 8.Congress Still Divided5:07
- 9."Common Sense" Unifies the People7:30
Disc 19
- 1.Brittish Generals3:41
- 2.Woman Must Support the Men5:01
- 3.Congress Must Unite5:03
- 4.Franklin Urges the Writing of a Declaration5:44
- 5.Congress Approves a Writing of a Declaration4:59
- 6.How to Defend New York4:04
- 7.The Authors5:41
- 8.A Labor of Love Over the Words of the Declaration7:57
- 9.Arguments for and Against Independence11:19
Disc 20
- 1.Lead Balls for Ammunition1:51
- 2.British War Plans, Part 14:00
- 3.British War Plans, Part 25:52
- 4.American War Plans5:16
- 5.General Washington Will Not Compromise8:22
- 6.First Battles After the Declaration4:39
- 7.False Casualty Reports5:42
- 8.British and American Negotiations7:37
- 9.Inadequate American Armies Retreat9:41
Disc 21
- 1.American Discouragement4:00
- 2.Just One American Victory5:21
- 3.Loyalists to the Crown Threatened4:39
- 4.Crossing the Delaware9:09
- 5.Ben Franklin Seeks French Support3:43
- 6.Marquis Lafayette's Desire for Glory3:08
- 7.Franklin Inspires Young Marquis Lafayette7:10
- 8.Lafayette's Talk of Possible American Support4:40
- 9.France and Financial Sujpport10:55
Disc 22
- 1.General Gates Plays Politics5:14
- 2.Benedict Arnold Demoted7:26
- 3.Fighting in the Countryside6:13
- 4.The Hero of Saratoga6:55
- 5.General Gates' Deceit to Congress4:38
- 6.Supplies Never Arrive5:39
- 7.Hunger at Valley Forge5:57
- 8.Deceits and Corruption5:42
- 9.Prayer at Valley Forge5:09
Disc 23
- 1.Soldiers Learn Discipline3:34
- 2.A Treaty With France5:07
- 3.England Wishes for Peace6:19
- 4.The British Withdraw From Philadelphia4:34
- 5.General Washington Attacks7:27
- 6.Possible Court-Martial5:36
- 7.Courting a Spy7:43
- 8.General Arnold Secretly Joins With the British5:10
- 9.Benedict Arnold Becomes a Traitor7:19
Disc 24
- 1.British Occupy South Carolina5:55
- 2.Pardons Revoked5:10
- 3.Rebels Organize6:24
- 4.Rebel Success in South Carolina7:20
- 5.Promissory Notes to the Soldiers3:55
- 6.A Constitutional Proposal6:53
- 7.Cruelties Toward Citizens5:38
- 8.The Swamp Fox8:59
Disc 25
- 1.Plan-Outlast the British4:54
- 2.Washington and Jefferson5:30
- 3.Plans for Battles5:29
- 4.Rebels Stand Their Ground9:07
- 5.Continuing War in the Carolinas4:40
- 6.British Troops Move to Virginia6:17
- 7.Talk of Honor in War5:54
- 8.British Surrender8:11
Disc 26
- 1.King of England Learns of Revolutionary Victory4:05
- 2.Americas Debt of War2:58
- 3.A Fragile Government8:20
- 4.George Washingtons Love of Freedom4:44
- 5.Promissory Notes to the Soldiers6:03
- 6.A Constitutional Proposal6:11
- 7.Adams and Jefferson Discuss Constitutional Issues6:43
- 8.The Constitutional Convention7:27
- 9.How Will the People Be Represented?6:45
- 10.Representation and Slavery3:30
- 11.A New American Constitution6:39
Disc 27
- 1.A Young Artist In Pennsylvania4:28
- 2.A Need For Inventions6:01
- 3.Disappointment In Paris4:40
- 4.The Invention Process6:11
- 5.The Plunging Boat5:36
- 6.Steamboat Plans4:28
- 7.Steamboat Success And Failure6:42
- 8.Torpedos6:14
- 9.Fulton's Folly7:20
Disc 28
- 1.A Youth in North Carolina3:09
- 2.Prisoners of War7:11
- 3.Deaths in the Family5:56
- 4.West to Tennessee6:11
- 5.Troubles With the Native Americans4:21
- 6.Tennessee Statehood and Democracy4:41
- 7.Congressman and Senator7:59
- 8.Judge and General8:44
Disc 29
- 1.War of 18123:01
- 2.General Jackson:Hero of the South7:04
- 3.A Call to Political Life Again6:10
- 4.The People's President8:51
- 5.Daughter of a President6:02
- 6.Writing and Literature5:55
- 7.Sympathy for Shares6:21
- 8.Uncle Tom's Cabin8:07
Disc 30
- 1.Country Lawyer3:02
- 2.Keep the Country Undivided4:50
- 3.A Speech on Slavery5:22
- 4.Upcoming Election5:23
- 5.The Nomination for President5:37
- 6.Early Struggles as President6:16
- 7.Fort Sumter: Start of Civil War4:51
- 8.Habeas Corpus Suspended5:30
- 9.Riots in Union States4:08
- 10.General Sherman5:01
Disc 31
- 1.General McClellan4:38
- 2.Politics and Military6:09
- 3.The Slow General6:25
- 4.Wounded Soldiers9:03
- 5.General McClellan Replaced5:09
- 6.The Emancipation Proclamation8:01
- 7.Union Successes7:35
- 8.The Gettysburg Address8:06
Disc 32
- 1.Robert E. Lee's Great Heritage5:15
- 2.Ulysses S. Grant's Honesty6:55
- 3.Educators at West Point6:00
- 4.Lee Refuses Union Generalship7:17
- 5.Grant Becomes a Union General3:41
- 6.Lee Leads Confederates3:01
- 7.U.S. (Unconditional Surrender) Grant7:20
- 8.Lee Surrenders to Grant9:47
Disc 33
- 1.Young Edison: A Distracted Worker4:04
- 2.News of Lincoln's Death3:34
- 3.A Fragile Government7:14
- 4.Working With Electricity6:29
- 5.Edison Cheated in Boston3:58
- 6.The Stock Ticker6:50
- 7.Edison's New Company3:43
- 8.A Wife for Edison7:00
- 9.The Phonograph and Light Bulb5:04
Disc 34
- 1.A Quaker Upbringing2:29
- 2.Family Bankruptcy5:27
- 3.The Anthony Family's New Beginning6:23
- 4.A Proposal for Marriage7:51
- 5.The Temperance Society6:43
- 6.The Woman Run Temperance Society5:09
- 7.Women's Rights6:19
- 8.Honor Found in Repaying Debt5:14
- 9.The First Women Voters5:21
- 10.Susan B. Anthony6:33
Disc 35
- 1.Frederick Douglas Learns to Read3:56
- 2.Opportunity in New York5:52
- 3.Slaves Freed8:13
- 4.Booker T. Washington's College Education7:20
- 5.The Need of Education for African Americans5:42
- 6.The Tuskegee Institute7:40
- 7.The Growth of the Institute6:02
- 8.George Washington Carver6:45
Disc 36
- 1.The Wright Brothers Desire to Fly4:27
- 2.Test Flights4:40
- 3.Successful Flights5:06
- 4.Young Charles Lindbergh8:07
- 5.Flying Lessons3:17
- 6.Wing Walking and Parachuting4:57
- 7.New York to Paris Contest6:13
- 8.The Famous Lindbergh Flight6:50