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Historic Boyhoods

Historic Boyhoods

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Number of Chapters: 21

Length: 06 hours and 56 minutes

Language: English

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

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Christopher Columbus The Boy of Genoa: 1446(?)-1506 (Lynne T)
Michael Angelo The Boy of the Medici Gardens: 1475-1564 (Drew Johnson)
Walter Raleigh The Boy of Devon: 1552-1618 (Drew Johnson)
Peter the Great The Boy of the Kremlin: 1672-1725 (Availle)
Frederick the Great The Boy of Potsdam: 1712-1788 (Lynne T)
George Washington The Boy of the Old Dominion: 1732-1799 (Jennifer Dorr)
Daniel Boone The Boy of the Frontier: 1735-1820 (Mike Pelton)
John Paul Jones The Boy of the Atlantic: 1747-1792 (Mike Pelton)
Mozart The Boy of Salzburg: 1756-1791 (Availle)
Lafayette The Boy of Versailles: 1757-1834 (Lynne T)
Horatio Nelson The Boy of the Channel Fleet: 1758-1805 (Greg Giordano)
Robert Fulton The Boy of the Conestoga: 1765-1815 (Alexis Castro)
Andrew Jackson The Boy of the Carolinas: 1767-1845 (Drew Johnson)
Napoleon Bonaparte The Boy of Brienne: 1769-1821 (KHand)
Walter Scott The Boy of the Canongate: 1771-1832 (Anna Millard)
James Fenimore Cooper The Boy of Otsego Hall: 1789-1851 (Ellen Preckel)
John Ericsson The Boy of the Göta Canal: 1803-1889 (KHand)
Garibaldi The Boy of the Mediterranean: 1807-1882 (Beth Joy)
Abraham Lincoln The Boy of the American Wilderness: 1809-1865 (Greg Giordano)
Charles Dickens The Boy of the London Streets: 1812-1870 (Greg Giordano)
Otto von Bismarck The Boy of Göttingen: 1815-1898 (Availle)
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