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World's Story Volume XI: Canada, South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies

This is the eleventh volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Part XI contains stories about Canadian history and about the discovery of Central and South America, from the early Inca and Aztec civilizations to the 20th century revolutions and upheavals. - Summary by Sonia
Cast list for The Court of Justice of General Gomez:
Major: Jim Locke / Gomez: Monika M.C. / Narrator: Sonia

Year of Publication: 1914Genres: Travel & Geography , History , Poetry

Running Time: 15 hours 56 minutes 18 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	The landing of Columbus, by Petro Gabrini, painting, frontispiece Sonia	2:35
2	Canada Part I: Discovery and exploration: Historical note Sonia	1:51
3	What the Italians thought of John Cabot (1498), from two contemporary letters Jim Locke	7:18
4	Jacques Cartier at Quebec (1535), by John Fiske Piotr Nater	14:06
5	Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1583), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Tomas Peter	3:14
6	The last days of Henry Hudson (1611), by Agnes C. Laut Albert Shu	16:49
7	The last voyage of Henry Hudson, by Hon. John Collier, painting p. 24 Sonia	1:04
8	Why the Iroquois hated the French (1609), by Eva March Tappan April6090	6:27
9	Champlain and the impostor Vignan (1613), by Francis Parkman Matt Stevens	10:38
10	Canada Part II: Heroes and heroines of early Canada: Historical note Tomas Peter	2:30
11	The story of Jean Brébeuf (1633-1649), by Rev. J. O. Miller Matt Stevens	10:46
12	The women who founded the Ursuline convent at Quebec (1639), by W. S. Herrington Jim Locke	6:31
13	The story of Ville Marie de Montreal (1642), by Agnes Maule Machar Jim Locke	16:43
14	Madame de la Tour and her defense of Fort St. John (1645), by Mary Hartwell Catherwood Jim Locke	21:10
15	The child who defended Castle Dangerous (1692), by Thomas G. Marquis Matt Stevens	17:36
16	Canada Part III: Life in the French settlements: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	2:04
17	In the days of Frontenac (1672-1698), by Rev. J. O. Miller Matt Stevens	10:55
18	How people lived in New France (Seventeenth century), by Charles G. D. Roberts Piotr Nater	14:19
19	The Coureur de Bois, by Samuel Mathewson Baylis Sonia	1:50
20	Canada Part IV: Canada becomes a British Province: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	2:21
21	The exile of the Acadians (1755), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Alan Mapstone	8:28
22	The second capture of Louisburg (1758), by Agnes C. Laut dmusgrove	8:24
23	The fall of Quebec (1759), by George Bancroft Jim Locke	20:16
24	The fall of Quebec, from an old print, painting p. 122 Tomas Peter	0:54
25	The troubles of the Loyalists (about 1783), by Eva March Tappan Albert Shu	14:49
26	Loyalist Shelburne (1783), by Daniel Owen Jared Starr	12:07
27	How a settler built his log barn (early part of the nineteenth century), by Samuel Thompson Devorah Allen	6:40
28	The second concession of Deer, by William Wye Smith Alan Mapstone	3:46
29	Canada Part V: Scenes from Canadian history: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	1:57
30	Monument to Joseph Brant, photograph p. 152 Alan Mapstone	1:59
31	When Tecumseh met General Brock (1812), by Walter R. Nursey Alan Mapstone	4:23
32	Laura Secord, a heroine of the war of 1812 (1813), by Rev. J. O. Miller April6090	5:24
33	The battle of Lundy's Lane (1814), by Agnes C. Laut Colleen McMahon	8:09
34	The cutting-out of the Caroline (1837), by John Charles Dent Colleen McMahon	11:06
35	Taken prisoner by the Fenians (1866), by David Junor Jim Locke	15:09
36	The Canadians on the Nile (1884-1885), by William Wye Smith Alan Mapstone	2:51
37	Canada Part VI: Stories of the trappers: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	1:50
38	A Canadian boat-song, by Thomas Moore Alan Mapstone	2:28
39	How the Northwest Company lost Fort Gabriel (about 1820), by Sir Gilbert Parker Colleen McMahon	10:26
40	Shopping at a Hudson's Bay Company's fort, by H. M. Robinson Colleen McMahon	11:33
41	The trade into the north, by Aubrey Fullerton Jared Starr	18:47
42	Canada Part VII: The Canadian Northwest: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	1:32
43	How Alexander Mackenzie reached the Pacific Ocean (1793), by Rev. J. O. Miller Tomas Peter	7:17
44	How Canada acquired the Northwest (1869), by Eva March Tappan Jim Locke	8:29
45	How the Canadian Pacific crossed the Selkirks (1881-1886), by Frederic A. Talbot Jim Locke	10:28
46	A glacier in the Selkirk Mountains, photograph p. 228 April6090	1:31
47	The Canadian Northwest mounted police (Twentieth century), by W. G. Fitz-Gerald Jim Locke	18:47
48	How the Canadian Northwest awoke (End of the nineteenth century), by A. G. Bradley Steven Winterburn	12:19
49	Canada Part VIII: The Empire of the North: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	1:55
50	The cable hymn (1858), by John G. Whittier Tomas Peter	2:40
51	The bore of the Bay of Fundy, by Eliza B. Chase April6090	6:24
52	How Dr. Grenfell was saved (Twentieth century), by George Andrews, one of the rescuers Matt Stevens	6:55
53	Given to hospitality (Twentieth century), by Dr. Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Matt Stevens	17:34
54	Canada of the future (Twentieth century), by Agnes C. Laut Matt Stevens	15:13
55	South America Part I: Stories of the Incas: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	2:32
56	The stolen child of the Inca (before 1532), by Sir Clements R. Markham Devorah Allen	10:40
57	Machu Picchu, a ruined city of the Incas, photograph p. 288 cathar maiden	2:03
58	How Pizarro captured the Inca (1532), by William Hickling Prescott hayduo	11:59
59	The golden ransom (1532), by Charles Bradford Hudson April6090	10:32
60	The execution of Atahuallpa (1533), by W. H. Davenport Adams Jim Locke	13:22
61	The hidden treasure of the Incas (after 1532), from the Spanish of Valverde Availle	6:49
62	South America Part II: Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and Ecuador: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	2:32
63	The highest railroad in the World (about 1865), by Frederic A. Talbot ToddHW	20:16
64	How to conduct a Spanish-American revolution (about 1860), by F. Hassaurek ToddHW	10:08
65	The unconquerable Araucanians (Twentieth century), by Nevin O. Winter Availle	9:37
66	The Christ of the Andes, by Nevin O. Winter Sonia	1:41
67	South America Part III: Venezuela, Colombia, and the Guianas: Historical note J. M. Smallheer	2:23
68	The adventures of Columbus off the coast of Trinidad (1498), by Washington Irving Alan Mapstone	6:15
69	What Sir Walter Raleigh thought of Guiana (1595), by Sir Walter Raleigh Alan Mapstone	5:35
70	The story of Bolívar (1817-1830), by Lindon Bates, Jr. Albert Shu	25:36
71	The statue of Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela, photograph p. 364 Albert Shu	2:25
72	The sword of Bolívar, by Unknown cathar maiden	3:35
73	The Asphalt Lake of Trinidad (Twentieth century), by Lindon Bates, Jr. Sonia	4:09
74	Modern Columbia (Twentieth century), by Francis E. Clarke Kristine Bekere	8:09
75	South America Part IV: Brazil: Historical note Kristine Bekere	1:55
76	The discovery of Brazil (1500), by Robert Grant Watson Kristine Bekere	5:34
77	Why Brazil belonged to Portugal (1500), by Thomas Bonaventure Lawler Devorah Allen	5:01
78	How King John VI came to Brazil (1808), by D. P. Kidder and J. C. Fletcher Leni	7:50
79	Dom Pedro II, the exiled emperor (1889), by Marie Robinson Wright Leni	7:27
80	An American colony in Brazil (1910), by Nevin O. Winter KevinS	9:01
81	South America Part V: Paraguay and Uruguay: Historical note Kristine Bekere	3:04
82	Life at a Paraguayan ''Reduction'', by Mrs. Marion G. Mulhall Jim Locke	8:31
83	The escape of the American minister from Paraguay (1868), by Charles A. Washburn Kristine Bekere	11:03
84	A visit to Artigas (about 1815), by W. H. Koebel dmusgrove	6:42
85	Uruguay and the Uruguayans (Twentieth century), by Francis E. Clark Piotr Nater	11:38
86	South America Part VI: The Argentine Republic: Historical note Corey Kendrick	2:14
87	Argentine independence (1810-1910), by Hiram Bingham Jim Locke	11:23
88	The people of the Argentine Pampas (about 1870), by Dr. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Piotr Nater	9:41
89	A real Patagonian (about 1880), by Lady Florence Dixie Jim Locke	10:08
90	In Buenos Aires (Twentieth century), by Hiram Bingham Jim Locke	10:08
91	Central America: Historical note Tomas Peter	1:27
92	A sacrifice to Tohil, by William T. Brigham Jared Starr	8:34
93	Copan, by Joaquin Miller Sonia	1:57
94	Balboa (1513), by Thomas Buchanan Read Alan Mapstone	4:19
95	Chief Nicaragua and the Spaniards (1522), by Frederick Palmer Piotr Nater	6:28
96	William Walker, ''the last of the Filibusters'' (1853-1860), by Joaquin Miller Alan Mapstone	4:23
97	The cargadors of Guatemala (Twentieth century), by Nevin O. Winter Piotr Nater	3:11
98	Happy little Costa Rica (Twentieth century), by Frederick Palmer alzounes	9:36
99	Mexico Part I: Stories of the Aztecs: Historical note Jim Locke	3:11
100	A hymn of the ancient Mexicans Alan Mapstone	1:59
101	Nezahualcoyotl, king of the Tuscucans, by William Hickling Prescott Jim Locke	5:25
102	Mexican hieroglyphics, photograph p. 482 Tomas Peter	1:52
103	How an Aztec boy became a knight, by Hubert Howe Bancroft Devorah Allen	8:12
104	How the Aztec king passed his time (early part of the sixteenth century), by Hubert Howe Bancroft Jim Locke	9:42
105	Mexico Part II: The coming of the Spaniards: Historical note Jared Starr	2:05
106	Has the god Quetzalcoatl come to Mexico ? (1519), by William Hickling Prescott Piotr Nater	15:33
107	The king without a throne, by Hubert Howe Bancroft Jim Locke	16:05
108	The fall of the city of Mexico (1521), by Jacob Abbott Jim Locke	7:30
109	Statue of Quauhtemoc, photograph p. 516 Alan Mapstone	2:45
110	Mexico Part III: Modern Mexico: Historical note Jared Starr	3:10
111	The angels of Buena Vista (1847), by John G. Whittier Jim Locke	5:41
112	Maximilian at Queretaro (1872), by Margaret Junkin Preston Alan Mapstone	3:07
113	The last moments of Maximilian, by Jean Paul Laurens (France, 1838), painting p. 524 Alan Mapstone	1:36
114	The rule of Porfirio Diaz (1877-1919), by Channing Arnold and Frederick J. Tabor Frost Fernando Borrego	19:41
115	The National Palace, city of Mexico, photograph p. 534 Fernando Borrego	2:52
116	The West Indies: Historical note Jared Starr	2:29
117	The first landing of Columbus (1492), by Ferdinand Columbus, son of Christopher Columbus Piotr Nater	12:48
118	Toussaint L'Ouverture (1801), by Wendell Phillips Piotr Nater	17:34
119	''The marble memory of Josephine'', empress of France, by Lafcadio Hearn Sonia	2:53
120	The Fer-de-Lance of Martinique, by Lafcadio Hearn April6090	9:03
121	The eruption of Mont Pelée (1902), by Charles Augustus Stoddard April6090	7:57
122	The Court of Justice of General Gomez (1895), by Grover Flint Monika M. C.	6:02
123	Execution Wall, Havana, photograph p. 568 Monika M. C.	1:46
124	How freedom came to Porto Rico (1898), by William Dinwiddie Sonia	10:30