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Catalog date:
2008-03-18
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Famous Men of Modern Times

John Henry Haaren (1855 - 1916) 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

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography

Language: English

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