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Famous Men of Modern Times

by John H. Haaren and A.B. Poland

Famous Men of Modern Times is a series of biographical sketches written for the purpose of making the study of history lively and interesting by giving insight into the men who lived during this time. Summary by Laura Caldwell

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Total running time: 5:41:46

mp3 and ogg files

• 00 – Preface – 00:04:05
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  [mp3@128kbps - 3.9MB]
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  Read by: Laura Caldwell
• 01 – Lorenzo the Magnificent – 00:08:49
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  Read by: Sibella Denton
• 02 – Christopher Columbus – 00:15:16
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  Read by: Rhonda Federman
• 03 – Ferdinand of Aragon – 00:06:14
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  Read by: Sibella Denton
• 04 – Vasco Da Gama – 00:14:32
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  Read by: Rhonda Federman
• 05 – Chevalier Bayard – 00:10:35
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• 06 – Cardinal Wolsey – 00:12:00
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• 07 – Charles V of Germany – 00:11:29
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• 08 – Solyman the Sublime – 00:08:10
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  Read by: Sibella Denton
• 09 – Sir Francis Drake – 00:15:11
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  Read by: M.C.Y.
• 10 – Sir Walter Raleigh – 00:11:23
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  Read by: Philippa
• 11 – Henry of Navarre – 00:11:23
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• 12 – Wallenstein – 00:09:33
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• 13 – Gustavus Adolphus – 00:08:25
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• 14 – Cardinal Richelieu – 00:09:19
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  Read by: Sibella Denton
• 15 – Galileo – 00:10:00
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  Read by: Laura Caldwell
• 16 – Oliver Cromwell – 00:10:58
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  Read by: Paul Curran
• 17 – Louis XIV – 00:09:54
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  Read by: Sibella Denton
• 18 – Sir Isaac Newton – 00:09:23
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  Read by: Philippa
• 19 – William III, King of England – 00:09:43
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  Read by: Rhonda Federman
• 20 – Sobieski – 00:08:12
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  Read by: M.C.Y.
• 21 – Peter the Great – 00:11:54
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  Read by: Rhonda Federman
• 22 – Charles XII of Sweden – 00:10:22
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  Read by: Aledat
• 23 – Frederick the Great – 00:11:59
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  Read by: Philippa
• 24 – William Pitt – 00:06:55
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  Read by: Aledat
• 25 – George Washington – 00:11:53
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• 26 – Robespierre – 00:05:19
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  Read by: Sibella Denton
• 27 – Napolean Bonaparte – 00:10:30
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  Read by: Sibella Denton
• 28 – Horatio Nelson – 00:12:26
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  Read by: Paul Curran
• 29 – Thaddeus Kosciusko – 00:06:36
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  Read by: M.C.Y.
• 30 – Abraham Lincoln – 00:11:24
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  Read by: Rhonda Federman
• 31 – Garibaldi – 00:08:39
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  Read by: M.C.Y.
• 32 – William Ewart Gladstone – 00:10:49
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  Read by: Sibella Denton
• 33 – Count Von Bismarck – 00:08:26
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  Read by: M.C.Y.

Cataloged on March 18, 2008