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Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11: American Founders

John Lord (1810 - 1894)

The eleventh volume of the Beacon Lights of History series, this volume is the first that directly refers to the United States. In this volume is found Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Adam, Thomas Jefferson and John Marshall. - Summary by KHand

Genre(s): Early Modern

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Publisher's Preface	KHand	00:02:51
Play 01	Preliminary Chapter, Part 1	KHand	00:18:23
Play 02	Preliminary Chapter, Part 2	KHand	00:19:21
Play 03	Benjamin Franklin, Part 1	KHand	00:21:17
Play 04	Benjamin Franklin, Part 2	KHand	00:19:46
Play 05	Benjamin Franklin, Part 3	KHand	00:19:06
Play 06	George Washington, Part 1	KHand	00:20:10
Play 07	George Washington, Part 2	KHand	00:20:10
Play 08	George Washington, Part 3	KHand	00:19:31
Play 09	George Washington, Part 4	KHand	00:22:02
Play 10	Alexander Hamilton, Part 1	KHand	00:19:27
Play 11	Alexander Hamilton, Part 2	KHand	00:20:46
Play 12	Alexander Hamilton, Part 3	KHand	00:17:34
Play 13	John Adams, Part 1	KHand	00:22:40
Play 14	John Adams, Part 2	KHand	00:20:44
Play 15	John Adams, Part 3	KHand	00:15:13
Play 16	Thomas Jefferson, Part 1	KHand	00:22:09
Play 17	Thomas Jefferson, Part 2	KHand	00:23:19
Play 18	Thomas Jefferson, Part 3	KHand	00:22:29
Play 19	John Marshall, Part 1	KHand	00:27:24
Play 20	John Marshall, Part 2	KHand	00:25:31

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