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 13 of 22, covering from 1716-1775 AD . - Summary Adapted from the Title Page
Chapters
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Outline Narrative Read by BettyB 30:50
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Prince Eugene Vanquishes the Turks, AD 1717, by Prince Eugene of Savoy Read by Availle 15:44
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Bursting the South Sea Bubble, AD 1720, by Louis Adolphe Thiers Read by Rita Boutros 28:15
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Bach Lays the Foundation of Modern Music, AD 1723, by Henry Tipper Read by Beeswaxcandle 33:46
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Settlement of Georgia, AD 1732, by William B. Stevens Read by Cbteddy 28:21
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Rise of Methodism, AD 1738, by William E.H. Lecky Read by Ruth P. 46:56
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Conquests of Nadir Shah, AD 1739, by Sir John Malcolm, part 1 Read by Rita Boutros 45:04
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Conquests of Nadir Shah, AD 1739, by Sir John Malcolm, part 2 Read by Rita Boutros 42:45
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First Modern Novel, AD 1740, by Edmund Grosse Read by Beeswaxcandle 20:29
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Frederick the Great Seizes Silesia, AD 1740, by William Smyth Read by Piotr Nater 24:20
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Defeat of the Young Pretender at Culloden, AD 1746, by Justin McCarthy Read by Cbteddy 28:02
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Benjamin Franklin Experiments with Electricity, AD 1747, by John Bigelow and Benjamin Franklin Read by Piotr Nater 36:28
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Voltaire Directs European Thought from Geneva, AD 1755, by John Morley Read by Rita Boutros 43:21
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Voltaire Directs European Thought from Geneva, AD 1755, by George W. Kitchin Read by Rita Boutros 17:42
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Braddock's Defeat, AD 1755, by Winthrop Sargent Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 39:10
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Braddock's Defeat, AD 1755, by George Washington Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 6:38
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Braddock's Defeat, AD 1755, by Captain de Contrecœur Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 4:37
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Exile of the Acadian Neutral's, AD 1755, by William H. Withrow Read by Marieke Janssens 10:53
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Clive Establishes British Supremacy in India, AD 1756, by Sir Alexander J. Arbuthnot, part 1 Read by Rita Boutros 29:38
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Clive Establishes British Supremacy in India, AD 1756, by Sir Alexander J. Arbuthnot, part 2 Read by Rita Boutros 30:58
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Seven Years' War, AD 1756-1763, by Wolfgang Menzel Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 37:36
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Seven Years' War, AD 1756-1763, by Frederick the Great Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 29:51
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Conquest of Canada, AD 1759, by A.G. Bradley, part 1 Read by Will Caffey 30:13
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Conquest of Canada, AD 1759, by A.G. Bradley, part 2 Read by Will Caffey 25:57
25
Usurpation of Catharine II in Russia, AD 1762, by W. Knox Johnson Read by Kazbek 57:19
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Conspiracy of Pontiac, AD 1763, by E.O. Randall, part 1 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 26:54
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Conspiracy of Pontiac, AD 1763, by E.O. Randall, part 2 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 29:19
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American Colonies Oppose the Stamp Act, AD 1765, by James Grahame Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 27:26
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American Colonies Oppose the Stamp Act, AD 1765, by George Bancroft Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 7:39
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Watt Improves the Steam-Engine, AD 1769, by Francois Arago Read by C. B. Seyfarth 31:14
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First Partition of Poland, AD 1772, by James Fletcher, part 1 Read by Piotr Nater 24:55
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First Partition of Poland, AD 1772, by James Fletcher, part 2 Read by Piotr Nater 25:53
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The Boston Tea Party, AD 1773, by George Bancroft Read by Larry Wilson 19:28
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Cotton Manufacture Developed, AD 1774, by Thomas F. Henderson Read by Larry Wilson 13:54
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Intellectual Revolt of Germany, AD 1775, by Karl Hillebrand Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 45:51
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Pestalozzi's Method of Education, AD 1775, by George Ripley Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 34:19
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