Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12: American Leaders

John Lord (1810 - 1894)

A continuation of United States history, Volume 12 discusses key US leaders in the time up to and including the Civil War. In this volume are presented Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee. As noted in the Publisher's Preface, the discussion regarding Lee was written by Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews from the University of Nebraska. - Summary by KHand

Genre(s): Modern (19th C)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Publisher's Preface KHand
00:02:15
Play 01 Andrew Jackson, Part 1 KHand
00:19:24
Play 02 Andrew Jackson, Part 2 KHand
00:19:53
Play 03 Andrew Jackson, Part 3 KHand
00:20:53
Play 04 Andrew Jackson, Part 4 KHand
00:18:00
Play 05 Henry Clay, Part 1 KHand
00:19:56
Play 06 Henry Clay, Part 2 KHand
00:18:01
Play 07 Henry Clay, Part 3 KHand
00:18:26
Play 08 Henry Clay, Part 4 KHand
00:16:25
Play 09 Daniel Webster, Part 1 KHand
00:20:14
Play 10 Daniel Webster, Part 2 KHand
00:17:19
Play 11 Daniel Webster, Part 3 KHand
00:21:32
Play 12 John C. Calhoun, Part 1 KHand
00:21:50
Play 13 John C. Calhoun, Part 2 KHand
00:22:59
Play 14 John C. Calhoun, Part 3 KHand
00:23:11
Play 15 Abraham Lincoln, Part 1 KHand
00:20:11
Play 16 Abraham Lincoln, Part 2 KHand
00:20:04
Play 17 Abraham Lincoln, Part 3 KHand
00:20:07
Play 18 Abraham Lincoln, Part 4 KHand
00:19:43
Play 19 Abraham Lincoln, Part 5 KHand
00:22:05
Play 20 Robert E. Lee, Part 1 KHand
00:20:43
Play 21 Robert E. Lee, Part 2 KHand
00:27:39