The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 16


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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 16 of 22, covering from 1816-1841 AD. (Summary Adapted from the Title Page)

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Outline Narrative 30:11 Leído por Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
The Holy Alliance, AD 1816, by C. Edmund Maurice 35:04 Leído por Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Passage of the Missouri Compromise, AD 1820, by James Albert Woodburn, part 1 37:43 Leído por Rita Boutros
Passage of the Missouri Compromise, AD 1820, by James Albert Woodburn, part 2 44:29 Leído por Rita Boutros
Spanish Demand for a Constitution, AD 1820, by Charles A. Fyffe 42:05 Leído por Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Florida Acquired by the United States, AD 1821, by Richard Hildreth 23:46 Leído por Rita Boutros
Greek War for Independence, AD 1821, by Lewis Sergeant 11:41 Leído por Larry Wilson
Greek War for Independence, AD 1821, by John Nichol 29:51 Leído por Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
The Monroe Doctrine, AD 1823, by Alfred T. Mahan 39:19 Leído por Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Opening of the Erie Canal, AD 1825, by William H. Seward, part 1 22:48 Leído por Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Opening of the Erie Canal, AD 1825, by William H. Seward, part 2 27:08 Leído por Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Siege of Missolonghi, AD 1825, by George Finlay 43:45 Leído por Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Massacre of the Janizaries, AD 1826, by Edward Upham 18:11 Leído por Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Battle of Navarino, AD 1827, by Harriet Martineau 21:37 Leído por Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Jackson Elected President of the United States, AD 1828, by James Parton 38:36 Leído por bilwelvox
Beginning of Railway Locomotion, AD 1829, by Samuel Smiles 45:01 Leído por Availle
Catholic Emancipation, AD 1829, by William E. Gladstone 12:09 Leído por Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Catholic Emancipation, AD 1829, by William E. H. Lecky, part 1 27:50 Leído por Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Catholic Emancipation, AD 1829, by William E. H. Lecky, part 2 26:00 Leído por Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Catholic Emancipation, AD 1829, by Daniel O'Connell 2:32 Leído por George Banfield
Algiers Taken by the French, AD 1830, by Francis Pulszky 21:55 Leído por Rita Boutros
The End of Absolutism in France, AD 1830, by Richard Lodge 15:22 Leído por Rita Boutros
The End of Absolutism in France, AD 1830, by Alphonse Lamartine 20:20 Leído por Rita Boutros
The Revolution in Belgium, AD 1830, by Thomas Colley Grattan, part 1 34:01 Leído por bilwelvox
The Revolution in Belgium, AD 1830, by Thomas Colley Grattan, part 2 34:56 Leído por bilwelvox
Insurrection in Russian Poland, AD 1831, by Alfred Rambaud 16:53 Leído por Piotr Nater
Passage of the English Reform Bill, AD 1832, by Sir Thomas Erskine May 38:39 Leído por Beeswaxcandle
Nullification in South Carolina, AD 1832, by James Parton and John C. Calhoun, part 1 30:55 Leído por Rita Boutros
Nullification in South Carolina, AD 1832, by James Parton and John C. Calhoun, part 2 28:41 Leído por Rita Boutros
Carlist Revolt in Spain, AD 1833, by Charles A. Fyffe 27:11 Leído por Rita Boutros
Abolition of the Slave-Trade, AD 1833, by John Kells Ingram 28:24 Leído por Rita Boutros
Texan Revolution, AD 1836, by Sam Houston 33:12 Leído por SarahT42
Texan Revolution, AD 1836, by Charles Edwards Lester 22:36 Leído por Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
The Canadian Rebellion, AD 1837, by George Bryce 32:43 Leído por Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
The Invention of Photography, AD 1838, by William Jerome Harrison 40:50 Leído por Rita Boutros
The Opium War, AD 1840, by Demetrius Charles Boulger, part 1 34:35 Leído por Rita Boutros
The Opium War, AD 1840, by Demetrius Charles Boulger, part 2 27:46 Leído por Rita Boutros
Union of Upper and Lower Canada, AD 1841, by John Charles Dent 34:26 Leído por Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)