Summary: Volume III of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This third volume covers the discovery, colonization, founding, and early years of the countries of South America, describing history for children and young adults in an exciting and novel manner. (Summary by Kalynda for Librivox)
Total running time: 8 hours, 2 minutes
The Isles of Beauty Beyond the Sea
Alonso de Ojeda and the Carib Cacique
The Early Days of a Famous Cavalier
Balboa and the Discovery of the Pacific
Pizarro and the Inca’s Golden Ransom
Gonzalo Pizarro and the Land of Cinnamon
Coronado and the Seven Cities of Cibola
Miranda and the Lovers of Argentina
Lantaro, the Boy Hero of the Araucanians
Drake and the Spanish Treasure Ships
Raleigh and the Quest for El Dorado
A Drama of Plunder, Murder, and Revenge
The Wonderful March of the Freebooters
The Cruelty of the Spaniards to the Indians
Cudjoe and the Maroons of Jamaica
Toussaint L’Ouverture and the Revolution in Haiti
Bolivar and the Conquest of New Granada
Hidalgo and the Grito de Delores
Francia, the Dictator of Paraguay
Tacon the Governor and Marti the Smuggler
Kearney and the Conquest of New Mexico
The Second Conquest of the Capital of Mexico
Walker the Filibuster and the Invasion of Nicaragua
Maximilian of Austria and His Empire in Mexico