This Country of Ours, Part One - Stories of Explorers and Pioneers. Written by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall. Read by David Thorn and Bobbie Frohman. Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins. Suggested ages: 9 and up.

Description: This Series, in seven parts, tells the story of America from the earliest founding through the days of Woodrow Wilson and The Great War (World War I). In Part 1, you'll hear stories of the exciting adventures of the explorers and pioneers, like Columbus and Cabot, who faced daunting trials to find the "New World".

Table of Contents:

1. How the Vikings of Old Sought and Found New Lands

2. The Sea of Darkness and the Great Faith of Columbus

3. How Columbus Fared Forth Upon the Sea of Darkness and came to Pleasant Lands Beyond

4. How Columbus Returned in Triumph

5. How America Was Named

6. How the Flag of England Was Planted on the Shores of the New World

7. How the Flag of France was Planted in Florida

8. How the French Founded a Colony in Florida

9. How the Spaniards Drove the French Out of Florida

10. How a Frenchman Avenged the Death of His Countrymen

11. The Adventures of Sir Humphrey Gilbert

12. About Sir Walter Raleigh's Adventures in the Golden West