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The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14

Charles F. Horne (1870 - 1942), Rossiter Johnson (1840 - 1931) et al.

A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 14 of 22, covering from 1775-1798 AD. - Summary Adapted from the Title Page

Genre(s): Early Modern

Language: English

Group: The Great Events by Famous Historians

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Outline Narrative	Nicole Wright	00:29:41
Play 01	The Battle of Lexington, AD 1775, by Richard Frothingham	roselbex	00:47:49
Play 02	The Battle of Bunker Hill, AD 1775, by John Burgoyne	Brian Wilson	00:03:42
Play 03	The Battle of Bunker Hill, AD 1775, by John Heneage Jesse	roselbex	00:12:07
Play 04	The Battle of Bunker Hill, AD 1775, by Joanes Grahame	roselbex	00:13:51
Play 05	Canada Remains Loyal to England, AD 1775, by John McMullen	roselbex	00:22:26
Play 06	Signing of the American Declaration of Independence, AD 1776, by Thomas Jefferson	Jddykst	00:20:44
Play 07	Signing of the American Declaration of Independence, AD 1776, by John A. Doyle	Jddykst	00:12:19
Play 08	The Defeat of Burgoyne at Saratoga, AD 1777, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy	roselbex	00:43:22
Play 09	The First Victory of the American Navy, AD 1779, by Alexander Slidell Mackenzie	roselbex	00:44:17
Play 10	Joseph II Attempts Reform in Hungary, AD 1780, by Arminius Vambry	Cbteddy	00:23:47
Play 11	Siege and Surrender of Yorktown, AD 1781, by Henry B. Dawson	roselbex	00:39:27
Play 12	Siege and Surrender of Yorktown, AD 1781, by Lord Cornwallis	ABFries	00:08:40
Play 13	British Defense of Gibraltar, AD 1782, by Frederick Sayer, part 1	roselbex	00:26:55
Play 14	British Defense of Gibraltar, AD 1782, by Frederick Sayer, part 2	roselbex	00:25:59
Play 15	Close of the American Revolution, AD 1782, by The American Peace Commissioners	TR Love	00:10:26
Play 16	Close of the American Revolution, AD 1782, by John Ludlow	TR Love	00:44:25
Play 17	Settlement of American Loyalists in Canada, AD 1783, by Sir John G. Bourinot	TR Love	00:19:45
Play 18	The First Balloon Ascension, AD 1783, by Hatton Turnor	Owlivia	00:25:39
Play 19	Framing of the Constitution of the United States, AD 1787, by Andrew W. Young, part 1	ABFries	00:25:32
Play 20	Framing of the Constitution of the United States, AD 1787, by Andrew W. Young, part 2	Jddykst	00:27:59
Play 21	Framing of the Constitution of the United States, AD 1787, by Joseph Story	Jddykst	00:13:19
Play 22	Inauguration of Washington, AD 1789-1797, by James K. Paulding and George Washington	ABFries	00:39:24
Play 23	French Revolution: Storming of the Bastille, AD 1789, by William Hazlitt	Michael Fassio	00:43:30
Play 24	Hamilton Establishes the American Bank, AD 1791, by Alexander Hamilton and Lawrence Lewis, Jr	Michael Fassio	00:13:05
Play 25	Negro Revolution in Haiti, AD 1791, by Charles Wyllys Elliot	Larry Wilson	00:39:37
Play 26	Republican France Defies Europe, AD 1792, by Alphonse M.L. Lamartine, part 1	MFD32	00:24:35
Play 27	Republican France Defies Europe, AD 1792, by Alphonse M.L. Lamartine, part 2	MFD32	00:21:26
Play 28	The Invention of the Cotton-gin, AD 1793, by Charles W. Dabney	Brian Wilson	00:07:26
Play 29	The Invention of the Cotton-gin, AD 1793, by R.B. Handy	Linda Johnson	00:42:07
Play 30	The Invention of the Cotton-gin, AD 1793, by Denison Olmsted	Linda Johnson	00:23:33
Play 31	The Execution of Louis XVI, AD 1793, by Thomas Carlyle	Cbteddy	00:37:21
Play 32	The Reign of Terror, AD 1794, by Francois P.G. Guizot, part 1	Cbteddy	00:20:52
Play 33	The Reign of Terror, AD 1794, by Francois P.G. Guizot, part 2	Cbteddy	00:20:26
Play 34	The Downfall of Poland, AD 1794, by Sir Archibald Alison	Piotr Nater	00:20:29
Play 35	The Rise of Napoleon, AD 1796, by Sir Walter Scott	Beeswaxcandle	00:34:25
Play 36	Overthrow of the Mamelukes, AD 1798, by Charles Knight	Cbteddy	00:22:03
Play 37	Jenner Introduces Vaccination, AD 1798, by Sir Thomas J. Pettigrew	Availle	00:31:31

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