Hero Tales from History by Smith BURNHAM (1866 - 1947) Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography Read by: Larry Wilson, Philip Watson, LikeManyWaters, Wayne Cooke, Ciufi Galeazzi, John, Elijah Fisher, Markus Milla Zuefle, BettyB, Rita Boutros, Ruth P., Elisabeth Holland, David Yu, Utek, Marilyn Rakes, Allan R. Tate, ChadH94, KevinS, Sam Collier in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 40 - George Rogers Clark, The Young Hero with a Great Idea 00:12:35 - 41 - Lewis and Clark, Two Adventurers in the Far West 00:30:41 - 42 - Davy Crockett, The Hero of the Alamo 00:45:44 - 43 - How Eli Whitney Made Cotton King 00:51:53 - 44 - Fulton's Folly 00:59:03 - 45 - How Morse Sent Letters by Lightning 01:07:23 - 46 - Cyrus H. M'cormick and the Story of the Reaper 01:13:01 - 47 - Elias Howe and His Sewing Machine 01:17:19 - 48 - Edison, The Wizard of Many Inventions 01:26:31 - 49 - Benjamin Franklin, The Boy Who Was Diligent in Business 01:34:26 - 50 - George Washington and His Mother 01:42:03 - 51 - Alexander Hamilton, The Orphan Boy from the West Indies 01:55:07 - 52 - Thomas Jefferson, The Father of Democracy 02:03:23 - 53 - Andrew Jackson, America's Most Popular Hero 02:12:24 - 54 - Webster, Clay, Calhoun, Three Great Champions in Congress 02:23:53 - 55 - The Kind Heart of Abraham Lincoln 02:32:27 - 56 - Ulysses S. Grant, The General Who Hated War 02:46:58 - 57 - The Noble Soul of Robert E. Lee 02:57:56 - 58 - Davy Farragut, The Hero of Mobile Bay 03:09:19 - 59 - The Strenuous Life of Roosevelt 03:18:33 - 60 - Clara Barton, 'The Angel of the Battlefield' 03:28:39 - 61 - Henry W. Longfellow, The American Children's Poet This volume celebrates stories of great heroes from the pages of history from Moses and David through Clara Barton and Henry Longfellow. It is divided into nine sections: Mighty Men of Long Ago, Heroes of the Middle Ages, Four Leaders in the Old World, Discoverers and Explorers, Colonists and Pioneers, Patriots of the Revolution, Winners of the West, Famous Inventors, and The Greatest Americans, It is written from a distinct Western and American point of view, but each chapter is a short summary of these people deemed 'heroes.' John Burnham was chair of the History and Social Sciences Department at Western State Normal School and Western State Teachers College. He was a nationally known history and social studies educator, and author or co-author of six elementary and secondary U.S. history textbooks that were widely used throughout the United States during the 1920s and 1930 - Summary by Larry Wilson More information: https://librivox.org/hero-tales-from-history-by-smith-burnham/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

O. Henry Encore by O. HENRY (1862 - 1910) Genre(s): Short Stories Read by: Thomhand, Phil Schempf in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Preface & Introduction 00:26:49 - 01 - A Night Errant 00:48:23 - 02 - In Mezzotint 00:55:16 - 03 - The Dissipated Jeweler 01:10:15 - 04 - How Willie Saved Father 01:18:21 - 05 - The Mirage on the Frio 01:28:13 - 06 - A Tragedy 01:32:42 - 07 - Sufficient Provocation 01:35:30 - 08 - The Bruised Reed 01:43:30 - 09 - Paderewski's Hair 01:57:00 - 10 - A Mystery of Many Centuries 02:00:33 - 11 - A Strange Case 02:09:43 - 12 - Simmon's Saturday Night 02:37:18 - 13 - An Unknown Romance 02:44:49 - 14 - Jack the Giant Killer 02:51:26 - 15 - The Pint Flask 03:01:03 - 16 - An Odd Character 03:10:22 - 17 - A Houston Romance 03:16:02 - 18 - The Legend of San Jacinto 03:22:49 - 19 - Binkley's Practical School of Journalism 03:41:08 - 20 - A New Microbe 03:45:21 - 21 - Vereton Villa 04:03:10 - 22 - Whiskey Did It 04:05:47 - 23 - Nothing New Under the Sun 04:11:41 - 24 - Led Astray 04:29:00 - 25 - A Story for Men 04:35:34 - 26 - How She Got in the Swim 04:40:19 - 27 - The Barber Talks 04:48:45 - 28 - Barbershop Adventure 05:02:53 - 29 - Did You See the Circus? 05:16:41 - 30 - Thanksgiving Remarks 05:23:58 - 31 - When the Train Comes In 05:38:39 - 32 - Christmas Eve 05:53:24 - 33 - New Year's Eve 06:10:09 - 34 - Watchman, What of the Night? 06:30:18 - 35 - Newspaper Poets 06:40:41 - 36 - Topical Verse 06:42:01 - 37 - Cape Jessamines 06:45:54 - 38 - The Cricket 06:47:00 - 39 - My Broncho 06:48:58 - 40 - The Modern Venus 06:50:35 - 41 - Celestial Sounds 06:51:24 - 42 - The Snow 06:56:50 - 43 - Her Choice These 45 early stories, sketches and poems by the famed O. Henry, nearly all published under the pseudonym of the 'Post Man', were discovered in the files of the Houston Post, 1895-1896, by Mary Sunlocks Harrell while she was conducting research in 1934-35 for her M.A. degree at the University of Texas. These writings were published just before O. Henry, or Will Porter as he was known at that time, fled to Honduras in July of 1896 after being charged with embezzlement. (Summary by Fritz) More information: https://librivox.org/o-henry-encore-by-o-henry/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)