The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14, credited to Charles F. Horne; Rossiter Johnson; John Rudd, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Charles F. Horne; Rossiter Johnson; John Rudd. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers 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

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14
• Author credits: Charles F. Horne; Rossiter Johnson; John Rudd
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 38
• Listed recording duration: 16:24:01

Catalogue topics

• Canada
• Hungary
• napoleon
• poland
• saratoga
• reign of terror
• yorktown
• vaccination

Opening tracks: first 24 of 38

1. 00 - Outline Narrative — 29:41
2. 01 - The Battle of Lexington, AD 1775, by Richard Frothingham — 47:49
3. 02 - The Battle of Bunker Hill, AD 1775, by John Burgoyne — 3:42
4. 03 - The Battle of Bunker Hill, AD 1775, by John Heneage Jesse — 12:07
5. 04 - The Battle of Bunker Hill, AD 1775, by Joanes Grahame — 13:51
6. 05 - Canada Remains Loyal to England, AD 1775, by John McMullen — 22:26
7. 06 - Signing of the American Declaration of Independence, AD 1776, by Thomas Jefferson — 20:44
8. 07 - Signing of the American Declaration of Independence, AD 1776, by John A. Doyle — 12:19
9. 08 - The Defeat of Burgoyne at Saratoga, AD 1777, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy — 43:22
10. 09 - The First Victory of the American Navy, AD 1779, by Alexander Slidell Mackenzie — 44:17
11. 10 - Joseph II Attempts Reform in Hungary, AD 1780, by Arminius Vambry — 23:47
12. 11 - Siege and Surrender of Yorktown, AD 1781, by Henry B. Dawson — 39:27
13. 12 - Siege and Surrender of Yorktown, AD 1781, by Lord Cornwallis — 8:40
14. 13 - British Defense of Gibraltar, AD 1782, by Frederick Sayer, part 1 — 26:55
15. 14 - British Defense of Gibraltar, AD 1782, by Frederick Sayer, part 2 — 25:59
16. 15 - Close of the American Revolution, AD 1782, by The American Peace Commissioners — 10:26
17. 16 - Close of the American Revolution, AD 1782, by John Ludlow — 44:25
18. 17 - Settlement of American Loyalists in Canada, AD 1783, by Sir John G. Bourinot — 19:45
19. 18 - The First Balloon Ascension, AD 1783, by Hatton Turnor — 25:39
20. 19 - Framing of the Constitution of the United States, AD 1787, by Andrew W. Young, part 1 — 25:32
21. 20 - Framing of the Constitution of the United States, AD 1787, by Andrew W. Young, part 2 — 27:59
22. 21 - Framing of the Constitution of the United States, AD 1787, by Joseph Story — 13:19
23. 22 - Inauguration of Washington, AD 1789-1797, by James K. Paulding and George Washington — 39:24
24. 23 - French Revolution: Storming of the Bastille, AD 1789, by William Hazlitt — 43:30

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