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The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 16

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 16 of 22, covering from 1816-1841 AD. (Summary Adapted from the Title Page)

Genre(s): Modern (19th C)

Language: English

Group: The Great Events by Famous Historians

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Outline Narrative	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:30:11
Play 01	The Holy Alliance, AD 1816, by C. Edmund Maurice	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:35:04
Play 02	Passage of the Missouri Compromise, AD 1820, by James Albert Woodburn, part 1	Rita Boutros	00:37:43
Play 03	Passage of the Missouri Compromise, AD 1820, by James Albert Woodburn, part 2	Rita Boutros	00:44:29
Play 04	Spanish Demand for a Constitution, AD 1820, by Charles A. Fyffe	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:42:05
Play 05	Florida Acquired by the United States, AD 1821, by Richard Hildreth	Rita Boutros	00:23:46
Play 06	Greek War for Independence, AD 1821, by Lewis Sergeant	Larry Wilson	00:11:41
Play 07	Greek War for Independence, AD 1821, by John Nichol	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:29:51
Play 08	The Monroe Doctrine, AD 1823, by Alfred T. Mahan	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:39:19
Play 09	Opening of the Erie Canal, AD 1825, by William H. Seward, part 1	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:22:48
Play 10	Opening of the Erie Canal, AD 1825, by William H. Seward, part 2	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:27:08
Play 11	Siege of Missolonghi, AD 1825, by George Finlay	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:43:45
Play 12	Massacre of the Janizaries, AD 1826, by Edward Upham	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:18:11
Play 13	Battle of Navarino, AD 1827, by Harriet Martineau	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:21:37
Play 14	Jackson Elected President of the United States, AD 1828, by James Parton	bilwelvox	00:38:36
Play 15	Beginning of Railway Locomotion, AD 1829, by Samuel Smiles	Availle	00:45:01
Play 16	Catholic Emancipation, AD 1829, by William E. Gladstone	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:12:09
Play 17	Catholic Emancipation, AD 1829, by William E. H. Lecky, part 1	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:27:50
Play 18	Catholic Emancipation, AD 1829, by William E. H. Lecky, part 2	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:26:00
Play 19	Catholic Emancipation, AD 1829, by Daniel O'Connell	George Banfield	00:02:32
Play 20	Algiers Taken by the French, AD 1830, by Francis Pulszky	Rita Boutros	00:21:55
Play 21	The End of Absolutism in France, AD 1830, by Richard Lodge	Rita Boutros	00:15:22
Play 22	The End of Absolutism in France, AD 1830, by Alphonse Lamartine	Rita Boutros	00:20:20
Play 23	The Revolution in Belgium, AD 1830, by Thomas Colley Grattan, part 1	bilwelvox	00:34:01
Play 24	The Revolution in Belgium, AD 1830, by Thomas Colley Grattan, part 2	bilwelvox	00:34:56
Play 25	Insurrection in Russian Poland, AD 1831, by Alfred Rambaud	Piotr Nater	00:16:53
Play 26	Passage of the English Reform Bill, AD 1832, by Sir Thomas Erskine May	Beeswaxcandle	00:38:39
Play 27	Nullification in South Carolina, AD 1832, by James Parton and John C. Calhoun, part 1	Rita Boutros	00:30:55
Play 28	Nullification in South Carolina, AD 1832, by James Parton and John C. Calhoun, part 2	Rita Boutros	00:28:41
Play 29	Carlist Revolt in Spain, AD 1833, by Charles A. Fyffe	Rita Boutros	00:27:11
Play 30	Abolition of the Slave-Trade, AD 1833, by John Kells Ingram	Rita Boutros	00:28:24
Play 31	Texan Revolution, AD 1836, by Sam Houston	SarahT42	00:33:12
Play 32	Texan Revolution, AD 1836, by Charles Edwards Lester	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:22:36
Play 33	The Canadian Rebellion, AD 1837, by George Bryce	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:32:43
Play 34	The Invention of Photography, AD 1838, by William Jerome Harrison	Rita Boutros	00:40:50
Play 35	The Opium War, AD 1840, by Demetrius Charles Boulger, part 1	Rita Boutros	00:34:35
Play 36	The Opium War, AD 1840, by Demetrius Charles Boulger, part 2	Rita Boutros	00:27:46
Play 37	Union of Upper and Lower Canada, AD 1841, by John Charles Dent	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:34:26

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