The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 15


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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. (17 hr 28 min)

Chapters

Outline Narrative 29:46 Read by Belinda McReynolds
Union of Ireland with Great Britain, AD 1800 by William O'Connor Morris 45:08 Read by Belinda McReynolds
Rise of the Democratic Party in the United States, AD 1801 by Hermann von Holst… 21:18 Read by tshoes76
Rise of the Democratic Party in the United States, AD 1801 by Hermann von Holst… 23:25 Read by tshoes76
Rise of the Democratic Party in the United States, AD 1801 by Thomas Jefferson 12:55 Read by Louis Hehman
Louisiana Purchase, AD 1803 by Henry S. Randall, part 1 26:48 Read by roselbex
Louisiana Purchase, AD 1803 by Henry S. Randall, part 2 26:03 Read by roselbex
The Tripolitan War, AD 1804 by J. Fennimore Cooper, part 1 24:47 Read by roselbex
The Tripolitan War, AD 1804 by J. Fennimore Cooper, part 2 24:30 Read by roselbex
Coronation of Napoleon, AD 1804 by William Hazlitt 20:22 Read by BettyB
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, AD 1804 by James Davie Butler 12:31 Read by Larry Wilson
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, AD 1804 by Robert Southy 38:11 Read by tshoes76
The Battle of Trafalgar, AD 1805 by Robert Southy 25:31 Read by roselbex
Battle of Austerlitz, AD 1805 by Pierre Lanfrey 31:56 Read by roselbex
The British Acquisition of Cape Colony, AD 1806 by Henry A. Bryden 33:55 Read by roselbex
Prussia Crushed by Napoleon, AD 1806 by Sir Walter Scott, part 1 25:40 Read by roselbex
Prussia Crushed by Napoleon, AD 1806 by Sir Walter Scott, part 2 28:06 Read by roselbex
The First Practical Steamboat, AD 1807 by James Renwick 25:50 Read by tshoes76
Wellington's Peninsular Campaign, AD 1808-1813 by John Richard Green 32:08 Read by Louis Hehman
Brazil Becomes Independent, AD 1808-1822 by Daniel P. Kidder 19:41 Read by Mario Pineda
Revolution in Mexico, AD 1810 by Joel R. Poinsett 39:02 Read by Mario Pineda
Uprising in South America, AD 1810 by Alfred Débérle, part 1 22:32 Read by Mario Pineda
Uprising in South America, AD 1810 by Alfred Débérle, part 2 23:53 Read by Mario Pineda
Massacre of the Mamelukes, AD 1811 by Andrew A. Paton 25:16 Read by Rita Boutros
Napoleon's Russian Campaign, AD 1812 by Charles A. Fyffe 16:57 Read by tshoes76
Napoleon's Russian Campaign, AD 1812 by François P. G. Guizot 7:40 Read by tshoes76
War on the Canadian Border, AD 1812-1814 by Agnes M. Machar, part 1 25:25 Read by Donald Warren
War on the Canadian Border, AD 1812-1814 by Agnes M. Machar, part 2 21:01 Read by Donald Warren
War on the Canadian Border, AD 1812-1814 by James Grahame 18:49 Read by Donald Warren
Perry's Victory on Lake Erie, AD 1813 by Theodore Roosevelt 32:12 Read by Donald Warren
Uprising of Germany, AD 1813 by Wolfgang Menzel 40:42 Read by Rita Boutros
The Burning of Washington, AD 1814 by Richard Hildreth 22:50 Read by tshoes76
The Burning of Washington, AD 1814 by George R. Gleig 10:33 Read by tshoes76
The Congress of Vienna, AD 1814 by Henry M. Stephens 39:44 Read by Piotr Nater
The Hartford Convention, AD 1814 by Simeon E. Baldwin 21:45 Read by Donald Warren
The Hartford Convention, AD 1814 by John S. Barry 17:32 Read by KevinS
The Battle of New Orleans, AD 1815 by James Parton, part 1 23:12 Read by Paul Tomczyk
The Battle of New Orleans, AD 1815 by James Parton, part 2 29:47 Read by Rita Boutros
The Battle of Waterloo, AD 1815 by Wolfgang Menzel 16:28 Read by jenno
The Battle of Waterloo, AD 1815 by William Sibourne 16:51 Read by jenno
The Battle of Waterloo, AD 1815 by Victor Hugo 47:54 Read by Louis Hehman