Historic Boyhoods

Rupert S. Holland (1878 - 1952)

Most boys grow up to be honest, maybe even good, men, but do not stand out from the crowd. Occasionally, along comes a boy who is destined, either by character or circumstance, to make his mark on the world. In this work are included 21 biographical sketches of boys who became famous in the arts, affairs of state or exploration and discovery. Historical fact is blended with surmise and imagination to bring these boyhoods alive. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

Genre(s): Biography

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Christopher Columbus The Boy of Genoa: 1446(?)-1506 Lynne T
00:20:10
Play 02 Michael Angelo The Boy of the Medici Gardens: 1475-1564 Drew Johnson
00:23:26
Play 03 Walter Raleigh The Boy of Devon: 1552-1618 Drew Johnson
00:22:25
Play 04 Peter the Great The Boy of the Kremlin: 1672-1725 Availle
00:19:25
Play 05 Frederick the Great The Boy of Potsdam: 1712-1788 Lynne T
00:22:44
Play 06 George Washington The Boy of the Old Dominion: 1732-1799 Jennifer Dorr
00:20:58
Play 07 Daniel Boone The Boy of the Frontier: 1735-1820 Mike Pelton
00:19:41
Play 08 John Paul Jones The Boy of the Atlantic: 1747-1792 Mike Pelton
00:16:34
Play 09 Mozart The Boy of Salzburg: 1756-1791 Availle
00:21:13
Play 10 Lafayette The Boy of Versailles: 1757-1834 Lynne T
00:22:18
Play 11 Horatio Nelson The Boy of the Channel Fleet: 1758-1805 Greg Giordano
00:19:30
Play 12 Robert Fulton The Boy of the Conestoga: 1765-1815 Alexis Castro
00:16:37
Play 13 Andrew Jackson The Boy of the Carolinas: 1767-1845 Drew Johnson
00:24:08
Play 14 Napoleon Bonaparte The Boy of Brienne: 1769-1821 KHand
00:19:02
Play 15 Walter Scott The Boy of the Canongate: 1771-1832 Anna Millard
00:20:40
Play 16 James Fenimore Cooper The Boy of Otsego Hall: 1789-1851 Ellen Preckel
00:17:25
Play 17 John Ericsson The Boy of the Göta Canal: 1803-1889 KHand
00:15:43
Play 18 Garibaldi The Boy of the Mediterranean: 1807-1882 Beth Joy
00:18:41
Play 19 Abraham Lincoln The Boy of the American Wilderness: 1809-1865 Greg Giordano
00:20:37
Play 20 Charles Dickens The Boy of the London Streets: 1812-1870 Greg Giordano
00:20:18
Play 21 Otto von Bismarck The Boy of Göttingen: 1815-1898 Availle
00:14:29