# Hero Tales from History

An audiobook by Smith Burnham, read by LibriVox volunteers (10 h 50 min, English).

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

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## Chapters

0. Preface (3:10): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_00_burnham_64kb.mp3
1. Moses, The Greatest Law-giver, and the Meekest Man (8:30): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_01_burnham_64kb.mp3
2. David, The Giant-killer King (6:26): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_02_burnham_64kb.mp3
3. Homer, The Hero Poet of Ancient Greece (8:28): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_03_burnham_64kb.mp3
4. Socrates, The "Grand Old Man" of Greece (6:57): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_04_burnham_64kb.mp3
5. Alexander, The Boy Who Conquered the World (7:04): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_05_burnham_64kb.mp3
6. Four Familiar Sayings of Julius Caesar (10:43): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_06_burnham_64kb.mp3
7. The Christmas Crowning of Charlemagne (7:34): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_07_burnham_64kb.mp3
8. Alfred, The Greatest of the Saxon Kings (8:16): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_08_burnham_64kb.mp3
9. How William of Normandy Conquered a Kingdom (10:08): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_09_burnham_64kb.mp3
10. Lion-hearted Richard and Wolf-hearted John (7:47): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_10_burnham_64kb.mp3
11. Joan of Arc and the Lilies of France (9:55): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_11_burnham_64kb.mp3
12. Shakespeare, The Greatest Maker of Plays (5:05): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_12_burnham_64kb.mp3
13. How Cromwell Changed Places with the King (7:19): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_13_burnham_64kb.mp3
14. Napoleon, The Corsican Boy Who Ruled Europe (11:31): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_14_burnham_64kb.mp3
15. Nelson, The Hero of Trafalgar (11:48): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_15_burnham_64kb.mp3
16. Columbus, the Map-maker Who Found a New World (12:05): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_16_burnham_64kb.mp3
17. Magellan, The Man of the Straits (10:33): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_17_burnham_64kb.mp3
18. Cortes, The Conqueror (12:16): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_18_burnham_64kb.mp3
19. De Soto, A Gold Hunter in Southern Swamps (12:09): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_19_burnham_64kb.mp3
20. Sir Francis Drake, England's First Great Sailor (13:06): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_20_burnham_64kb.mp3
21. Sir Walter Raleigh, The Favorite of Good Queen Bess (9:38): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_21_burnham_64kb.mp3
22. Henry Hudson, The Man Who Put Himself on the Map (8:15): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_22_burnham_64kb.mp3
23. La Salle And The Mouth of The Mississippi (12:25): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_23_burnham_64kb.mp3
24. Livingstone, The White Man of the Dark Continent (22:03): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_24_burnham_64kb.mp3
25. Peary, A Hero of the Great White North (13:17): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_25_burnham_64kb.mp3
26. John Smith, The Captain of Many Adventures (9:28): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_26_burnham_64kb.mp3
27. Champlain, The Father of New France (18:59): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_27_burnham_64kb.mp3
28. Myles Standish, The Brave Little Captain of Plymouth (19:12): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_28_burnham_64kb.mp3
29. John Winthrop, A Puritan Maker of Massachusetts (12:51): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_29_burnham_64kb.mp3
30. Roger Williams, A Minister Who Lived the Golden Rule (6:38): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_30_burnham_64kb.mp3
31. Lord Baltimore, Calvert and Claiborne, The Three Fathers of Maryland (9:38): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_31_burnham_64kb.mp3
32. William Penn, The Founder of Pennsylvania (6:34): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_32_burnham_64kb.mp3
33. Patrick Henry, The "Firebrand of the Revolution" (6:10): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_33_burnham_64kb.mp3
34. Nathan Hale, Who Spoke the Bravest Words in History (14:34): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_34_burnham_64kb.mp3
35. Lafayette, The Boy Hero of Two Worlds (11:37): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_35_burnham_64kb.mp3
36. The Immortal Reply of John Paul Jones (17:04): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_36_burnham_64kb.mp3
37. General Marion, The Carolina "Swamp Fox" (11:14): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_37_burnham_64kb.mp3
38. Wolfe and Montcalm, The Rival Heroes of Quebec (18:30): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_38_burnham_64kb.mp3
39. Daniel Boone, The Great Indian Fighter of Kentucky (12:32): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_39_burnham_64kb.mp3
40. George Rogers Clark, The Young Hero with a Great Idea (12:36): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_40_burnham_64kb.mp3
41. Lewis and Clark, Two Adventurers in the Far West (18:06): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_41_burnham_64kb.mp3
42. Davy Crockett, The Hero of the Alamo (15:03): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_42_burnham_64kb.mp3
43. How Eli Whitney Made Cotton King (6:09): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_43_burnham_64kb.mp3
44. Fulton's Folly (7:10): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_44_burnham_64kb.mp3
45. How Morse Sent Letters by Lightning (8:20): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_45_burnham_64kb.mp3
46. Cyrus H. M'cormick and the Story of the Reaper (5:38): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_46_burnham_64kb.mp3
47. Elias Howe and His Sewing Machine (4:18): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_47_burnham_64kb.mp3
48. Edison, The Wizard of Many Inventions (9:12): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_48_burnham_64kb.mp3
49. Benjamin Franklin, The Boy Who Was Diligent in Business (7:55): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_49_burnham_64kb.mp3
50. George Washington and His Mother (7:37): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_50_burnham_64kb.mp3
51. Alexander Hamilton, The Orphan Boy from the West Indies (13:04): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_51_burnham_64kb.mp3
52. Thomas Jefferson, The Father of Democracy (8:16): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_52_burnham_64kb.mp3
53. Andrew Jackson, America's Most Popular Hero (9:01): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_53_burnham_64kb.mp3
54. Webster, Clay, Calhoun, Three Great Champions in Congress (11:29): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_54_burnham_64kb.mp3
55. The Kind Heart of Abraham Lincoln (8:34): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_55_burnham_64kb.mp3
56. Ulysses S. Grant, The General Who Hated War (14:31): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_56_burnham_64kb.mp3
57. The Noble Soul of Robert E. Lee (10:58): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_57_burnham_64kb.mp3
58. Davy Farragut, The Hero of Mobile Bay (11:22): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_58_burnham_64kb.mp3
59. The Strenuous Life of Roosevelt (9:14): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_59_burnham_64kb.mp3
60. Clara Barton, "The Angel of the Battlefield" (10:06): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_60_burnham_64kb.mp3
61. Henry W. Longfellow, The American Children's Poet (10:05): https://archive.org/download/hero_tales_history_1909_librivox/herotales_61_burnham_64kb.mp3