Historic Boyhoods
Rupert S. Holland
21 chapters · 6 h 56 min · English
Read by Lynne T, Drew Johnson, Availle, Jennifer Dorr, Mike Pelton, Greg Giordano and others
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Most boys grow up to be honest, maybe even good, men, but do not stand out from the crowd. Occasionally, along comes a boy who is destined, either by character or circumstance, to make his mark on the world. In this work are included 21 biographical sketches of boys who became famous in the arts, affairs of state or exploration and discovery. Historical fact is blended with surmise and imagination to bring these boyhoods alive. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
Chapters
1 Christopher Columbus The Boy of Genoa: 1446(?)-1506 20 min 2 Michael Angelo The Boy of the Medici Gardens: 1475-1564 23 min 3 Walter Raleigh The Boy of Devon: 1552-1618 22 min 4 Peter the Great The Boy of the Kremlin: 1672-1725 19 min 5 Frederick the Great The Boy of Potsdam: 1712-1788 23 min 6 George Washington The Boy of the Old Dominion: 1732-1799 21 min 7 Daniel Boone The Boy of the Frontier: 1735-1820 20 min 8 John Paul Jones The Boy of the Atlantic: 1747-1792 17 min 9 Mozart The Boy of Salzburg: 1756-1791 21 min 10 Lafayette The Boy of Versailles: 1757-1834 22 min 11 Horatio Nelson The Boy of the Channel Fleet: 1758-1805 20 min 12 Robert Fulton The Boy of the Conestoga: 1765-1815 17 min 13 Andrew Jackson The Boy of the Carolinas: 1767-1845 24 min 14 Napoleon Bonaparte The Boy of Brienne: 1769-1821 19 min 15 Walter Scott The Boy of the Canongate: 1771-1832 21 min 16 James Fenimore Cooper The Boy of Otsego Hall: 1789-1851 17 min 17 John Ericsson The Boy of the Göta Canal: 1803-1889 16 min 18 Garibaldi The Boy of the Mediterranean: 1807-1882 19 min 19 Abraham Lincoln The Boy of the American Wilderness: 1809-1865 21 min 20 Charles Dickens The Boy of the London Streets: 1812-1870 20 min 21 Otto von Bismarck The Boy of Göttingen: 1815-1898 14 min
