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Catalog date:
2013-04-23
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Hidden Treasures

Harry A. Lewis

"Some succeed while others fail. This is a recognized fact; yet history tells us that seven-tenths of our most successful men began life poor." A selection of mini-biographies teaches us how some successful men have overcome odds to make their mark on history. (Summary by Lynne Thompson; quote from Introduction)

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Essays & Short Works

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface, Introduction, Quotations Lynne T
 00:07:13
Play 01 Daniel Drew Lynne T
 00:05:52
Play 02 Russell Sage Lynne T
 00:04:07
Play 03 Cornelius Vanderbilt Lynne T
 00:09:36
Play 04 Amos Lawrence TriciaG
 00:10:25
Play 05 Horace B. Claflin TriciaG
 00:03:31
Play 06 William E. Dodge Greg Giordano
 00:03:59
Play 07 Jay Gould Mike Pelton
 00:14:45
Play 08 John Wannamaker Mike Pelton
 00:04:22
Play 09 Alexander T. Stewart Mike Pelton
 00:08:03
Play 10 Nicholas Longworth Mike Pelton
 00:04:40
Play 11 Robert Bonner Deon Gines
 00:04:46
Play 12 William G. Fargo Deon Gines
 00:03:08
Play 13 James C. Flood Deon Gines
 00:05:20
Play 14 John W. MacKay Deon Gines
 00:05:05
Play 15 James C. Fair shawnzhu
 00:11:55
Play 16 Horace Greeley Chessie Joy
 00:16:02
Play 17 Thurlow Weed Chessie Joy
 00:07:02
Play 18 George W. Childs Mike Pelton
 00:10:47
Play 19 James Gordon Bennett Mike Pelton
 00:07:59
Play 20 Phineas T. Barnum Greg Giordano
 00:04:15
Play 21 Matthew Vassar Mike Pelton
 00:03:28
Play 22 John Jacob Astor Tom Merritt
 00:04:40
Play 23 Potter Palmer Tom Merritt
 00:04:04
Play 24 James Harper Tom Merritt
 00:07:55
Play 25 Henry Disston Tom Merritt
 00:03:38
Play 26 Peter Cooper Deon Gines
 00:08:29
Play 27 George Law Deon Gines
 00:03:39
Play 28 Darius O. Mills Deon Gines
 00:04:41
Play 29 Stephen Girard Lynne T
 00:08:53
Play 30 Moses Taylor Deon Gines
 00:03:45
Play 31 William C. Ralston Deon Gines
 00:06:59
Play 32 George Peabody Deon Gines
 00:07:01
Play 33 William W. Corcoran Deon Gines
 00:05:11
Play 34 Nathan Mayer Rothschild Deon Gines
 00:10:03
Play 35 John Adams, Part 1 Lynne T
 00:36:33
Play 36 John Adams, Part 2 Arnie Horton
 00:42:02
Play 37 Thomas Jefferson Tom Merritt
 00:14:40
Play 38 John Marshall Lynne T
 00:07:50
Play 39 Alexander Hamilton Greg Giordano
 00:08:22
Play 40 James Madison Mike Pelton
 00:32:03
Play 41 James Monroe Greg Giordano
 00:11:49
Play 42 Lewis Cass Etel Buss
 00:04:05
Play 43 John C. Calhoun Kevin W. Davidson
 00:13:26
Play 44 Robert Y. Hayne Etel Buss
 00:05:06
Play 45 Daniel Webster Greg Giordano
 00:33:07
Play 46 Andrew Jackson Jill Engle
 00:20:17
Play 47 Thomas H. Benton Greg Giordano
 00:14:09
Play 48 Henry Clay Greg Giordano
 00:10:30
Play 49 Martin Van Buren Greg Giordano
 00:08:13
Play 50 Stephen Arnold Douglass Tom Merritt
 00:06:42
Play 51 Abbott Lawrence Tom Merritt
 00:03:08
Play 52 Alexander H. Stephens Tom Merritt
 00:20:34
Play 53 Millard Fillmore Etel Buss
 00:07:07
Play 54 William H. Seward Tom Merritt
 00:11:21
Play 55 Horatio Seymour Greg Giordano
 00:06:57
Play 56 Winfield S. Hancock Lynne T
 00:07:46
Play 57 George B. McClellan Tom Merritt
 00:04:53
Play 58 Ulysses Simpson Grant Jill Engle
 00:07:51
Play 59 Stonewall Jackson Tom Merritt
 00:05:29
Play 60 General Robert E. Lee Tom Merritt
 00:08:46
Play 61 Henry Wilson Etel Buss
 00:04:55
Play 62 Abraham Lincoln Jill Engle
 00:29:54
Play 63 Edward Everett Tom Merritt
 00:10:06
Play 64 Edwin M. Stanton Tom Merritt
 00:11:57
Play 65 Andrew Johnson Tom Merritt
 00:08:59
Play 66 James A. Garfield Greg Giordano
 00:15:49
Play 67 Chester A. Arthur Greg Giordano
 00:08:09
Play 68 John A. Logan John Lieder
 00:10:32
Play 69 James G. Blaine, Part 1 Mike Pelton
 00:27:40
Play 70 James G. Blaine, Part 2 Mike Pelton
 00:41:43
Play 71 Samuel J. Tilden Dan Darbandi
 00:13:53
Play 72 Henry Ward Beecher DPranitis
 00:23:39
Play 73 James Watt Availle
 00:12:32
Play 74 George Stephenson Garth Burton
 00:15:42
Play 75 Benjamin Franklin Tom Merritt
 00:12:47
Play 76 Eli Whitney Tom Merritt
 00:03:29
Play 77 Robert Fulton Greg Giordano
 00:12:54
Play 78 Elias Howe, Jnr. Tom Merritt
 00:17:16
Play 79 Isaac M. Singer Garth Burton
 00:05:30
Play 80 Richard M. Hoe Garth Burton
 00:07:31
Play 81 Charles Goodyear Tom Merritt
 00:08:53
Play 82 Professor S.F.B. Morse Availle
 00:10:51
Play 83 Cyrus W. Field Lynne T
 00:11:30
Play 84 George M. Pullman David Olson
 00:07:06
Play 85 Thomas A. Edison Availle
 00:08:52
Play 86 Success And Failure Availle
 00:10:43
Play 87 Concentration Of Effort Availle
 00:09:10
Play 88 Self-Reliance Availle
 00:11:05
Play 89 Economy Of Time Availle
 00:07:28
Play 90 Causes Of Failure Availle
 00:29:49