The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 16: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 16, 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 16 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 16 of 22, covering from 1816-1841 AD. (Summary Adapted from the Title Page)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 16
• Author credits: Charles F. Horne; Rossiter Johnson; John Rudd
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 38
• Listed recording duration: 18:23:11

Catalogue topics

• railroad
• railway
• Canada
• Belgium
• Texas Revolution
• Erie Canal
• Monroe Doctrine
• poland

Opening tracks: first 24 of 38

1. 00 - Outline Narrative — 30:11
2. 01 - The Holy Alliance, AD 1816, by C. Edmund Maurice — 35:04
3. 02 - Passage of the Missouri Compromise, AD 1820, by James Albert Woodburn, part 1 — 37:43
4. 03 - Passage of the Missouri Compromise, AD 1820, by James Albert Woodburn, part 2 — 44:29
5. 04 - Spanish Demand for a Constitution, AD 1820, by Charles A. Fyffe — 42:05
6. 05 - Florida Acquired by the United States, AD 1821, by Richard Hildreth — 23:46
7. 06 - Greek War for Independence, AD 1821, by Lewis Sergeant — 11:41
8. 07 - Greek War for Independence, AD 1821, by John Nichol — 29:51
9. 08 - The Monroe Doctrine, AD 1823, by Alfred T. Mahan — 39:19
10. 09 - Opening of the Erie Canal, AD 1825, by William H. Seward, part 1 — 22:48
11. 10 - Opening of the Erie Canal, AD 1825, by William H. Seward, part 2 — 27:08
12. 11 - Siege of Missolonghi, AD 1825, by George Finlay — 43:45
13. 12 - Massacre of the Janizaries, AD 1826, by Edward Upham — 18:11
14. 13 - Battle of Navarino, AD 1827, by Harriet Martineau — 21:37
15. 14 - Jackson Elected President of the United States, AD 1828, by James Parton — 38:36
16. 15 - Beginning of Railway Locomotion, AD 1829, by Samuel Smiles — 45:01
17. 16 - Catholic Emancipation, AD 1829, by William E. Gladstone — 12:10
18. 17 - Catholic Emancipation, AD 1829, by William E. H. Lecky, part 1 — 27:50
19. 18 - Catholic Emancipation, AD 1829, by William E. H. Lecky, part 2 — 26:00
20. 19 - Catholic Emancipation, AD 1829, by Daniel O'Connell — 2:32
21. 20 - Algiers Taken by the French, AD 1830, by Francis Pulszky — 21:55
22. 21 - The End of Absolutism in France, AD 1830, by Richard Lodge — 15:22
23. 22 - The End of Absolutism in France, AD 1830, by Alphonse Lamartine — 20:20
24. 23 - The Revolution in Belgium, AD 1830, by Thomas Colley Grattan, part 1 — 34:01

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