Modern History
The story of the Great Lakes
Edward Channing · narrated by Moss
2026
9h 42m
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Edward Channing, the eminent American historian, tells the story of the Great Lakes from the age of French explorers and voyageurs to the busy commerce of later days. He charts how these inland seas shaped a continent. A concise history of the heart of North America.
Inside this audiobook
29 chapters
- 1CHAPTER I THE GREAT LAKES13m
- 2CHAPTER II CHAMPLAIN ON THE GREAT LAKES22m
- 3CHAPTER III THE JESUIT MISSION TO THE HURONS21m
- 4CHAPTER IV THE PAGEANT OF SAINT LUSSON14m
- 5CHAPTER V THE BUILDING OF THE GRIFFON19m
- 6CHAPTER VI LA SALLE ON THE GREAT LAKES17m
- 7CHAPTER VII A HAPLESS FRENCH GOVERNOR18m
- 8CHAPTER VIII THE FOUNDING OF DETROIT21m
- 9CHAPTER IX NIAGARA AND THE LOSS OF CANADA17m
- 10CHAPTER X THE CONSPIRACY OF PONTIAC33m
- 11CHAPTER XI THE ADVENTURES OF A TRADER23m
- 12CHAPTER XII WAYNE’S INDIAN CAMPAIGN21m
- 13CHAPTER XIII THE GREAT LAKES IN THE WAR OF 181220m
- 14CHAPTER XIV THE CONQUEST OF LAKE ERIE17m
- 15CHAPTER XV GENERAL LEWIS CASS AND REORGANIZATION15m
- 16CHAPTER XVI THE BLACK HAWK WAR21m
- 17CHAPTER XVII GATEWAYS OF THE GREAT LAKES16m
- 18CHAPTER XVIII THE STORY OF A ROAD20m
- 19CHAPTER XIX BEFORE AND AFTER THE TURNPIKE12m
- 20CHAPTER XX THE ERIE CANAL22m
- 21CHAPTER XXI THE GREAT LAKES IN 184027m
- 22CHAPTER XXII THE COMING OF THE RAILROAD TO LAKE ERIE24m
- 23CHAPTER XXIII LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS IN CHICAGO27m
- 24CHAPTER XXIV THE GREAT LAKES IN THE CIVIL WAR20m
- 25CHAPTER XXV THREE GREAT INDUSTRIES OF THE LAKES37m
- 26CHAPTER XXVI SHIPPING ON THE LAKES28m
- 27CHAPTER XXVII THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY15m
- 28A BRIEF LIST OF BOOKS17m
- 29Stories from American History6m
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