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Beneath the Banner: Being Narratives of Noble Lives and Brave Deeds

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Beneath the Banner: Being Narratives of Noble Lives and Brave Deeds

by Frederick J. Cross

English· 06:53:14· 38 chapters
In this book are over 30 stories by various people about men and women who have done extraordinary things during and often before the time when similar products were invented. It is suitable for bedtime reading. Summary by Lynda Marie Neilson

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Only a Nurse Girl

    04:40
  2. Chapter 2

    A Slave Trade Warrior

    14:43
  3. Chapter 3

    Two Working Men Heroes

    04:56
  4. Chapter 4

    The Commander of the Thin Red Line

    15:10
  5. Chapter 5

    A Sailor Bold and True

    07:10
  6. Chapter 6

    A Rough Diamond that was Polished

    16:23
  7. Chapter 7

    'A Brave, Fearless Sort of Lass'

    09:27
  8. Chapter 8

    A Friend of Lepers

    03:59
  9. Chapter 9

    A Great Arctic Explorer

    09:04
  10. Chapter 10

    A Saviour of Six

    06:16
  11. Chapter 11

    A Blind Helper of the Blind

    09:50
  12. Chapter 12

    A Great Traveller in the Air

    09:47
  13. Chapter 13

    The Soldier with the Magic Wand

    20:21
  14. Chapter 14

    'Valiant and True'

    12:42
  15. Chapter 15

    One who Left All

    16:35
  16. Chapter 16

    A Man who Conquered Disappointments

    18:16
  17. Chapter 17

    A Friend of Prisoners

    12:30
  18. Chapter 18

    A Hero of the Victoria Cross

    10:03
  19. Chapter 19

    The Man who Braved the Flood

    09:01
  20. Chapter 20

    A Temperance Leader

    09:11
  21. Chapter 21

    A Great Missionary Explorer

    15:31
  22. Chapter 22

    From Farm Lad to Merchant Prince

    09:24
  23. Chapter 23

    A Man who Asked and Received

    11:43
  24. Chapter 24

    A Labourer in the Vineyard

    15:00
  25. Chapter 25

    'The Lady with the Lamp'

    09:16
  26. Chapter 26

    For England, Home, and Duty

    06:14
  27. Chapter 27

    A Woman who Succeeded by Failure

    06:30
  28. Chapter 28

    A Martyr of the South Seas

    16:05
  29. Chapter 29

    'K.G. and Coster'

    15:43
  30. Chapter 30

    A Statesman who had no Enemies

    12:18
  31. Chapter 31

    Greater than an Archbishop

    14:34
  32. Chapter 32

    A Soldier Missionary

    08:50
  33. Chapter 33

    The Lass that Loved the Sailors

    13:37
  34. Chapter 34

    A Great Commander on a Famous Battlefield

    08:48
  35. Chapter 35

    A Prince of Preachers

    14:44
  36. Chapter 36

    Some Children of the Kingdom

    03:37
  37. Chapter 37

    A Boy Hero

    07:07
  38. Chapter 38

    Postscript

    04:09