# Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13

An audiobook by Charles F. Horne and others, read by LibriVox volunteers (17 h 50 min, 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

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## Chapters

0. Outline Narrative (30:50): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_00_horne_64kb.mp3
1. John Law Promotes the Mississippi Scheme, AD 1716, by Louis Adolphe Thiers (38:44): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_01_horne_64kb.mp3
2. Prince Eugene Vanquishes the Turks, AD 1717, by Prince Eugene of Savoy (15:44): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_02_horne_64kb.mp3
3. Bursting the South Sea Bubble, AD 1720, by Louis Adolphe Thiers (28:15): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_03_horne_64kb.mp3
4. Bach Lays the Foundation of Modern Music, AD 1723, by Henry Tipper (33:46): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_04_horne_64kb.mp3
5. Settlement of Georgia, AD 1732, by William B. Stevens (28:21): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_05_horne_64kb.mp3
6. Rise of Methodism, AD 1738, by William E.H. Lecky (46:56): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_06_horne_64kb.mp3
7. Conquests of Nadir Shah, AD 1739, by Sir John Malcolm, part 1 (45:04): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_07_horne_64kb.mp3
8. Conquests of Nadir Shah, AD 1739, by Sir John Malcolm, part 2 (42:45): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_08_horne_64kb.mp3
9. First Modern Novel, AD 1740, by Edmund Grosse (20:29): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_09_horne_64kb.mp3
10. Frederick the Great Seizes Silesia, AD 1740, by William Smyth (24:20): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_10_horne_64kb.mp3
11. Defeat of the Young Pretender at Culloden, AD 1746, by Justin McCarthy (28:02): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_11_horne_64kb.mp3
12. Benjamin Franklin Experiments with Electricity, AD 1747, by John Bigelow and Benjamin Franklin (36:28): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_12_horne_64kb.mp3
13. Voltaire Directs European Thought from Geneva, AD 1755, by John Morley (43:21): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_13_horne_64kb.mp3
14. Voltaire Directs European Thought from Geneva, AD 1755, by George W. Kitchin (17:42): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_14_horne_64kb.mp3
15. Braddock's Defeat, AD 1755, by Winthrop Sargent (39:10): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_15_horne_64kb.mp3
16. Braddock's Defeat, AD 1755, by George Washington (6:38): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_16_horne_64kb.mp3
17. Braddock's Defeat, AD 1755, by Captain de Contrecœur (4:37): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_17_horne_64kb.mp3
18. Exile of the Acadian Neutral's, AD 1755, by William H. Withrow (10:53): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_18_horne_64kb.mp3
19. Clive Establishes British Supremacy in India, AD 1756, by Sir Alexander J. Arbuthnot, part 1 (29:38): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_19_horne_64kb.mp3
20. Clive Establishes British Supremacy in India, AD 1756, by Sir Alexander J. Arbuthnot, part 2 (30:58): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_20_horne_64kb.mp3
21. Seven Years' War, AD 1756-1763, by Wolfgang Menzel (37:36): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_21_horne_64kb.mp3
22. Seven Years' War, AD 1756-1763, by Frederick the Great (29:51): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_22_horne_64kb.mp3
23. Conquest of Canada, AD 1759, by A.G. Bradley, part 1 (30:13): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_23_horne_64kb.mp3
24. Conquest of Canada, AD 1759, by A.G. Bradley, part 2 (25:57): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_24_horne_64kb.mp3
25. Usurpation of Catharine II in Russia, AD 1762, by W. Knox Johnson (57:19): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_25_horne_64kb.mp3
26. Conspiracy of Pontiac, AD 1763, by E.O. Randall, part 1 (26:54): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_26_horne_64kb.mp3
27. Conspiracy of Pontiac, AD 1763, by E.O. Randall, part 2 (29:19): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_27_horne_64kb.mp3
28. American Colonies Oppose the Stamp Act, AD 1765, by James Grahame (27:26): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_28_horne_64kb.mp3
29. American Colonies Oppose the Stamp Act, AD 1765, by George Bancroft (7:39): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_29_horne_64kb.mp3
30. Watt Improves the Steam-Engine, AD 1769, by Francois Arago (31:14): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_30_horne_64kb.mp3
31. First Partition of Poland, AD 1772, by James Fletcher, part 1 (24:55): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_31_horne_64kb.mp3
32. First Partition of Poland, AD 1772, by James Fletcher, part 2 (25:53): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_32_horne_64kb.mp3
33. The Boston Tea Party, AD 1773, by George Bancroft (19:28): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_33_horne_64kb.mp3
34. Cotton Manufacture Developed, AD 1774, by Thomas F. Henderson (13:54): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_34_horne_64kb.mp3
35. Intellectual Revolt of Germany, AD 1775, by Karl Hillebrand (45:51): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_35_horne_64kb.mp3
36. Pestalozzi's Method of Education, AD 1775, by George Ripley (34:19): https://archive.org/download/great_events_vol_13_2310_librivox/greatevents13_36_horne_64kb.mp3