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EPISODE · May 20, 2026 · 8H 40M

Poems of American History The Colonial Era - Various

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A History through Poetry of the exploration and settling of North American by Europeans. Beginning with Leif Erikson, and continuing through the Age of Exploration to the colonies of Virginia and New Amsterdam, including the arrival of the Puritans, the life of Pocahontas, the persecution of the Quakers, and the horror of the Salem Witch Trials, with works by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, Edward Everett Hale, Benjamin Franklin, William Wordsworth, Julia Ward Howe, and many, many more. This is the first of 5 volumes that cover American History through poetry from the Vikings to WWI. - Summary by Ed Humpal Cast List (The Proclamation) Cole: DomBomadilMerry: Adele de PignerollesKempthorn: Michele FryMarshal: Douglas TaylorUpsall: Eileen TippingChristison: Ed HumpalNarrator: Esther ben SimonidesEditor: Adele de Pignerolles Cast List (The Trial): Hathorn: Ed HumpalMartha: SeekWisdomMary: Beth ThomasCorey: Douglas TaylorGloyd: Joseph TablerNarrator, Editor: Adele de Pignerolles

A History through Poetry of the exploration and settling of North American by Europeans. Beginning with Leif Erikson, and continuing through the Age of Exploration to the colonies of Virginia and New Amsterdam, including the arrival of the Puritans, the life of Pocahontas, the persecution of the Quakers, and the horror of the Salem Witch Trials, with works by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, Edward Everett Hale, Benjamin Franklin, William Wordsworth, Julia Ward Howe, and many, many more. This is the first of 5 volumes that cover American History through poetry from the Vikings to WWI. - Summary by Ed Humpal Cast List (The Proclamation) Cole: DomBomadilMerry: Adele de PignerollesKempthorn: Michele FryMarshal: Douglas TaylorUpsall: Eileen TippingChristison: Ed HumpalNarrator: Esther ben SimonidesEditor: Adele de Pignerolles Cast List (The Trial): Hathorn: Ed HumpalMartha: SeekWisdomMary: Beth ThomasCorey: Douglas TaylorGloyd: Joseph TablerNarrator, Editor: Adele de Pignerolles

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