Historic Boyhoods
Rupert S. Holland
Play
Length 6 h 56 min
Chapters 21
First published 1909
Most boys grow up to be honest, maybe even good, men, but do not stand out from the crowd. Occasionally, along comes a boy who is destined, either by character or circumstance, to make his mark on the world. In this work are included 21 biographical sketches of boys who became famous in the arts, affairs of state or exploration and discovery. Historical fact is blended with surmise and imagination to bring these boyhoods alive. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
Chapters
1
Christopher Columbus The Boy of Genoa: 1446(?)-1506 Read by Lynne T 20:10
2
Michael Angelo The Boy of the Medici Gardens: 1475-1564 Read by Drew Johnson 23:26
3
Walter Raleigh The Boy of Devon: 1552-1618 Read by Drew Johnson 22:25
4
Peter the Great The Boy of the Kremlin: 1672-1725 Read by Availle 19:25
5
Frederick the Great The Boy of Potsdam: 1712-1788 Read by Lynne T 22:44
6
George Washington The Boy of the Old Dominion: 1732-1799 Read by Jennifer Dorr 20:58
7
Daniel Boone The Boy of the Frontier: 1735-1820 Read by Mike Pelton 19:41
8
John Paul Jones The Boy of the Atlantic: 1747-1792 Read by Mike Pelton 16:34
9
Mozart The Boy of Salzburg: 1756-1791 Read by Availle 21:13
10
Lafayette The Boy of Versailles: 1757-1834 Read by Lynne T 22:18
11
Horatio Nelson The Boy of the Channel Fleet: 1758-1805 Read by Greg Giordano 19:30
12
Robert Fulton The Boy of the Conestoga: 1765-1815 Read by Alexis Castro 16:37
13
Andrew Jackson The Boy of the Carolinas: 1767-1845 Read by Drew Johnson 24:08
14
Napoleon Bonaparte The Boy of Brienne: 1769-1821 Read by KHand 19:02
15
Walter Scott The Boy of the Canongate: 1771-1832 Read by Anna Millard 20:40
16
James Fenimore Cooper The Boy of Otsego Hall: 1789-1851 Read by Ellen Preckel 17:25
17
John Ericsson The Boy of the Göta Canal: 1803-1889 Read by KHand 15:43
18
Garibaldi The Boy of the Mediterranean: 1807-1882 Read by Beth Joy 18:41
19
Abraham Lincoln The Boy of the American Wilderness: 1809-1865 Read by Greg Giordano 20:37
20
Charles Dickens The Boy of the London Streets: 1812-1870 Read by Greg Giordano 20:18
21
Otto von Bismarck The Boy of Göttingen: 1815-1898 Read by Availle 14:29
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