The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13

Author(s): Charles F. Horne, Rossiter Johnson

Narrators: BettyB, Marieke Janssens, Availle, Rita Boutros, Beeswaxcandle, Cbteddy, Ruth P., Piotr Nater, Roselbex, Will Caffey, Kazbek, C. B. Seyfarth, Larry Wilson

Number of Chapters: 37

Length: 17 hours and 50 minutes

Language: English

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

Outline Narrative (BettyB)

John Law Promotes the Mississippi Scheme, AD 1716, by Louis Adolphe Thiers (Marieke Janssens)

Prince Eugene Vanquishes the Turks, AD 1717, by Prince Eugene of Savoy (Availle)

Bursting the South Sea Bubble, AD 1720, by Louis Adolphe Thiers (Rita Boutros)

Bach Lays the Foundation of Modern Music, AD 1723, by Henry Tipper (Beeswaxcandle)

Settlement of Georgia, AD 1732, by William B. Stevens (Cbteddy)

Rise of Methodism, AD 1738, by William E.H. Lecky (Ruth P.)

Conquests of Nadir Shah, AD 1739, by Sir John Malcolm, part 1 (Rita Boutros)

Conquests of Nadir Shah, AD 1739, by Sir John Malcolm, part 2 (Rita Boutros)

First Modern Novel, AD 1740, by Edmund Grosse (Beeswaxcandle)

Frederick the Great Seizes Silesia, AD 1740, by William Smyth (Piotr Nater)

Defeat of the Young Pretender at Culloden, AD 1746, by Justin McCarthy (Cbteddy)

Benjamin Franklin Experiments with Electricity, AD 1747, by John Bigelow and Benjamin Franklin (Piotr Nater)

Voltaire Directs European Thought from Geneva, AD 1755, by John Morley (Rita Boutros)

Voltaire Directs European Thought from Geneva, AD 1755, by George W. Kitchin (Rita Boutros)

Braddock's Defeat, AD 1755, by Winthrop Sargent (roselbex)

Braddock's Defeat, AD 1755, by George Washington (roselbex)

Braddock's Defeat, AD 1755, by Captain de Contrecœur (roselbex)

Exile of the Acadian Neutral's, AD 1755, by William H. Withrow (Marieke Janssens)

Clive Establishes British Supremacy in India, AD 1756, by Sir Alexander J. Arbuthnot, part 1 (Rita Boutros)

Clive Establishes British Supremacy in India, AD 1756, by Sir Alexander J. Arbuthnot, part 2 (Rita Boutros)

Seven Years' War, AD 1756-1763, by Wolfgang Menzel (roselbex)

Seven Years' War, AD 1756-1763, by Frederick the Great (roselbex)

Conquest of Canada, AD 1759, by A.G. Bradley, part 1 (Will Caffey)

Conquest of Canada, AD 1759, by A.G. Bradley, part 2 (Will Caffey)

Usurpation of Catharine II in Russia, AD 1762, by W. Knox Johnson (Kazbek)

Conspiracy of Pontiac, AD 1763, by E.O. Randall, part 1 (roselbex)

Conspiracy of Pontiac, AD 1763, by E.O. Randall, part 2 (roselbex)

American Colonies Oppose the Stamp Act, AD 1765, by James Grahame (roselbex)

American Colonies Oppose the Stamp Act, AD 1765, by George Bancroft (roselbex)

Watt Improves the Steam-Engine, AD 1769, by Francois Arago (C. B. Seyfarth)

First Partition of Poland, AD 1772, by James Fletcher, part 1 (Piotr Nater)

First Partition of Poland, AD 1772, by James Fletcher, part 2 (Piotr Nater)

The Boston Tea Party, AD 1773, by George Bancroft (Larry Wilson)

Cotton Manufacture Developed, AD 1774, by Thomas F. Henderson (Larry Wilson)

Intellectual Revolt of Germany, AD 1775, by Karl Hillebrand (roselbex)

Pestalozzi's Method of Education, AD 1775, by George Ripley (roselbex)

The audiobook The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 falls under the genres of Early Modern. It is written by Charles F. Horne, Rossiter Johnson.

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