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Poems of American History, Volume 5, The Period of Expansion

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The final section of Poems of American History covers The Reconstruction after the Civil War, the First Centennial, the continued expansion westward, the assasination of Garfield, The Spanish American War, and World War I. Poets in this volume include: John Greenleaf Whittier, Bret Harte, Oliver Wendell Holmes, William Cullen Bryant, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Wallace Rice, Vachel Lindsay, Joyce Kilmer, and many more. - Summary by Ed Humpal (8 hr 3 min)

Chapters

Chapter I, Reconstruction and After

59:38

Read by Markalanhansen

Chapter II, The Year of a Hundred Years

28:06

Read by jasonlohr

Chapter III, The Conquest of the Plains

40:46

Read by Greg Giordano

Chapter IV, The Second Assasination, Part 1

33:31

Read by DrPGould

Chapter IV, The Second Assasination, Part 2

37:22

Read by DrPGould

Chapter V, The War with Spain, Part 1

39:56

Read by Ed Humpal

Chapter V, The War with Spain, Part 2

46:56

Read by Ed Humpal

Chapter V, The War with Spain, Part 3

30:17

Read by Ed Humpal

Chapter V, The War with Spain, Part 4

56:15

Read by Ed Humpal

Chapter VI, The New Century

48:52

Read by Chris Pyle

Chapter 11, The World War, Part 1

34:01

Read by Jael Baldwin

Chapter 11, The World War, Part 2

27:53

Read by Jael Baldwin