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Voices of the Past

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Soviet Tourist Describes 1930s American Life // Ilf and Petrov's US Road Trip (Primary Source)
20:11
Horrified Soviet Tourist Describes California and Hollywood (1936) // Ilf and Petrov's US Road Trip
20:06
Soviet Tourist Describes US Deep South and Visits President Roosevelt (1936) // Ilf and Petrov
19:30
Native American Perspective on First Contact with Europeans // As related to Jon Heckewelder (1770s)
11:21
Futurist from 1901 Describes The World of 2001 // 'Ladies Home Journal' (1901) // Primary Source
18:56
British Reaction from 1776 to Declaration of Independence // "The Scots Magazine" // Primary Source
7:06
Aztec Perspective on First Contact with Europeans // 16th cent. Florentine Codex // Primary Source
22:09
Aztec Perspective on the Conquest of Mexico // 16th cent. Florentine Codex // Primary Source
30:18
Cortés Meets Montezuma // Cortés' letters // 8th November 1519
8:19
Leif Erikson discovers America // 999 AD // The Saga of Erik the Red
5:10
First Japanese Visitor to USA Describes American Life // 1860 Tokugawa Embassy // Primary Source
17:32
American Perspective on 'First Contact' With Japan (1853) // Perry's Expedition // Primary Source
14:31
Japanese Historian from 1845 Describes Life of George Washington + Foundation of USA
15:56
Thomas Edison Predicts the 20th Century // Kindles and Bumblebee Helicopters // Cosmopolitan (1911)
14:45