Famous Men of Modern Times is a series of biographical sketches written for the purpose of making the study of history lively and interesting by giving insight into the men who lived during this time. Summary by Laura Caldwell
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Preface
04:05 - Chapter 2
Lorenzo the Magnificent
08:49 - Chapter 3
Christopher Columbus
15:16 - Chapter 4
Ferdinand of Aragon
06:14 - Chapter 5
Vasco da Gama
14:32 - Chapter 6
Chevalier Bayard
10:35 - Chapter 7
Cardinal Wolsey
12:00 - Chapter 8
Charles V of Germany
11:29 - Chapter 9
Solyman the Sublime
08:10 - Chapter 10
Sir Francis Drake
15:11 - Chapter 11
Sir Walter Raleigh
11:23 - Chapter 12
Henry of Navarre
11:23 - Chapter 13
Wallenstein
09:33 - Chapter 14
Gustavus Adolphus
08:25 - Chapter 15
Cardinal Richelieu
09:19 - Chapter 16
Galileo
10:00 - Chapter 17
Oliver Cromwell
10:58 - Chapter 18
Louis XIV
09:54 - Chapter 19
Sir Isaac Newton
09:23 - Chapter 20
William III, King of England
09:43 - Chapter 21
Sobieski
08:12 - Chapter 22
Peter the Great
11:54 - Chapter 23
Charles XII of Sweden
10:22 - Chapter 24
Frederick the Great
11:59 - Chapter 25
William Pitt
06:55 - Chapter 26
George Washington
11:53 - Chapter 27
Robespierre
05:19 - Chapter 28
Napolean Bonaparte
10:30 - Chapter 29
Horatio Nelson
12:26 - Chapter 30
Thaddeus Kosciusko
06:36 - Chapter 31
Abraham Lincoln
11:24 - Chapter 32
Garibaldi
08:39 - Chapter 33
William Ewart Gladstone
10:49 - Chapter 34
Count Von Bismarck
08:26