The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 15: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 15, 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 15 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 15 of 22, covering from 1800-1815 AD.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 15
• Author credits: Charles F. Horne; Rossiter Johnson; John Rudd
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 41
• Combined MP3 track duration: 17:28:39

Catalogue topics

• Great Britain
• Canada
• Napoleonic Wars
• South America
• Germany
• brazil
• Ireland
• Mexico

Opening tracks: first 24 of 41

1. 00 - Outline Narrative — 29:46
2. 01 - Union of Ireland with Great Britain, AD 1800 by William O'Connor Morris — 45:08
3. 02 - Rise of the Democratic Party in the United States, AD 1801 by Hermann von Holst, part 1 — 21:18
4. 03 - Rise of the Democratic Party in the United States, AD 1801 by Hermann von Holst, part 2 — 23:25
5. 04 - Rise of the Democratic Party in the United States, AD 1801 by Thomas Jefferson — 12:55
6. 05 - Louisiana Purchase, AD 1803 by Henry S. Randall, part 1 — 26:48
7. 06 - Louisiana Purchase, AD 1803 by Henry S. Randall, part 2 — 26:03
8. 07 - The Tripolitan War, AD 1804 by J. Fennimore Cooper, part 1 — 24:47
9. 08 - The Tripolitan War, AD 1804 by J. Fennimore Cooper, part 2 — 24:30
10. 09 - Coronation of Napoleon, AD 1804 by William Hazlitt — 20:22
11. 10 - The Lewis and Clark Expedition, AD 1804 by James Davie Butler — 12:31
12. 11 - The Lewis and Clark Expedition, AD 1804 by Robert Southy — 38:11
13. 12 - The Battle of Trafalgar, AD 1805 by Robert Southy — 25:31
14. 13 - Battle of Austerlitz, AD 1805 by Pierre Lanfrey — 31:56
15. 14 - The British Acquisition of Cape Colony, AD 1806 by Henry A. Bryden — 33:55
16. 15 - Prussia Crushed by Napoleon, AD 1806 by Sir Walter Scott, part 1 — 25:40
17. 16 - Prussia Crushed by Napoleon, AD 1806 by Sir Walter Scott, part 2 — 28:06
18. 17 - The First Practical Steamboat, AD 1807 by James Renwick — 25:50
19. 18 - Wellington's Peninsular Campaign, AD 1808-1813 by John Richard Green — 32:08
20. 19 - Brazil Becomes Independent, AD 1808-1822 by Daniel P. Kidder — 19:41
21. 20 - Revolution in Mexico, AD 1810 by Joel R. Poinsett — 39:02
22. 21 - Uprising in South America, AD 1810 by Alfred Débérle, part 1 — 22:32
23. 22 - Uprising in South America, AD 1810 by Alfred Débérle, part 2 — 23:53
24. 23 - Massacre of the Mamelukes, AD 1811 by Andrew A. Paton — 25:16

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