The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17


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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 17 of 22, covering from 1844-1861 AD. (Summary Adapted from the Title Page)

Chapitres

Outline Narrative 25:06 Lu par BettyB
Invention of the Telegraph, AD 1844, by Alonzo B. Cornell 26:58 Lu par Piotr Nater
Repeal of the English Corn Laws, AD 1846, by Justin McCarthy 36:36 Lu par KatDC
The Discovery of Neptune, AD 1846, by Sir Oliver Lodge 23:33 Lu par Piotr Nater
The Acquisition of California, AD 1846, by Henry B. Dawson 41:37 Lu par janicwedge
The Fall of Abd-el-Kader, AD 1847, by Edgar Sanderson 54:54 Lu par Ingrid Falck
The Mexican War, AD 1847, by John Bonner 42:11 Lu par Colleen McMahon
Famine in Ireland, AD 1847, by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy 25:05 Lu par Piotr Nater
Migrations of the Mormons, AD 1848, by Thomas L. Kane 47:29 Lu par TracyAnn
The Reforms of Pius IX, AD 1848, by Francis Bowen, part 1 42:52 Lu par Linda Johnson
The Reforms of Pius IX, AD 1848, by Francis Bowen, part 2 44:17 Lu par Linda Johnson
The Revolution of February in France, AD 1848, by Francois P.G. Guizot and Mme. Guizot de Witt 44:47 Lu par Chloe H-W
Revolutionary Movements in Germany, AD 1848, by C. Edmund Maurice, part 1 27:16 Lu par Louis Hehman
Revolutionary Movements in Germany, AD 1848, by C. Edmund Maurice, part 2 31:22 Lu par Louis Hehman
The Revolt of Hungary, AD 1848, by Arminius Vambery 53:06 Lu par Honzuki
Discovery of Gold in California, AD 1848, by John S. Hittell 25:39 Lu par BettyB
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic, AD 1849, by Jessie White Mario 49:12 Lu par Linda Johnson
Livingstone's African Discoveries, AD 1849, by David Livingstone 23:23 Lu par Rita Boutros
Livingstone's African Discoveries, AD 1849, by Thomas Hughes 28:32 Lu par Rita Boutros
The Coup D'état of Louis Napoleon, AD 1851, by Alexis de Tocqueville 21:55 Lu par Beeswaxcandle
Discovery of Gold in Australia, AD 1851, by Edward Jenks 45:26 Lu par Belinda Mc
The Rise of the Republican Party, AD 1854, by Abraham Lincoln 25:10 Lu par Doreen Marcotte
The Opening of Japan, AD 1854, by Matthew C. Perry, part 1 27:47 Lu par Availle
The Opening of Japan, AD 1854, by Matthew C. Perry, part 2 26:57 Lu par Availle
The Capture of Sebastopol, AD 1855, by Sir Edward B. Hamley 14:34 Lu par Piotr Nater
The Capture of Sebastopol, AD 1855, by Sir Evelyn Wood 16:14 Lu par Ingrid Falck
The Indian Mutiny, AD 1857, by J. Talboys Wheeler, part 1 32:44 Lu par Honzuki
The Indian Mutiny, AD 1857, by J. Talboys Wheeler, part 2 35:48 Lu par Honzuki
Battles of Magenta and Solferino, AD 1859, by Pietro Orsi 24:58 Lu par Ingrid Falck
Darwin Publishes his Origin of Species, AD 1859, by Charles Robert Darwin 19:41 Lu par Beeswaxcandle
The Kingdom of Italy Establish, AD 1860, by Giuseppi Garibaldi 21:06 Lu par BettyB
The Kingdom Italy Establish, AD 1860, by John Webb Probyn 27:05 Lu par Michael Fassio
Emancipation of Russian Serfs, AD 1861, by Andrew D. White, part 1 33:51 Lu par Rita Boutros
Emancipation of Russian Serfs, AD 1861, by Andrew D. White, part 2 32:05 Lu par Rita Boutros
Emancipation of Russian Serfs, AD 1861, by Nikolai Turgenieff 9:54 Lu par Rita Boutros