Historic Boyhoods


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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 (6 hr 56 min)

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Christopher Columbus The Boy of Genoa: 1446(?)-1506 20:10 Gelesen von Lynne T
Michael Angelo The Boy of the Medici Gardens: 1475-1564 23:26 Gelesen von Drew Johnson
Walter Raleigh The Boy of Devon: 1552-1618 22:25 Gelesen von Drew Johnson
Peter the Great The Boy of the Kremlin: 1672-1725 19:25 Gelesen von Availle
Frederick the Great The Boy of Potsdam: 1712-1788 22:44 Gelesen von Lynne T
George Washington The Boy of the Old Dominion: 1732-1799 20:58 Gelesen von Jennifer Dorr
Daniel Boone The Boy of the Frontier: 1735-1820 19:41 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
John Paul Jones The Boy of the Atlantic: 1747-1792 16:34 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
Mozart The Boy of Salzburg: 1756-1791 21:13 Gelesen von Availle
Lafayette The Boy of Versailles: 1757-1834 22:18 Gelesen von Lynne T
Horatio Nelson The Boy of the Channel Fleet: 1758-1805 19:30 Gelesen von Greg Giordano
Robert Fulton The Boy of the Conestoga: 1765-1815 16:37 Gelesen von Alexis Castro
Andrew Jackson The Boy of the Carolinas: 1767-1845 24:08 Gelesen von Drew Johnson
Napoleon Bonaparte The Boy of Brienne: 1769-1821 19:02 Gelesen von KHand
Walter Scott The Boy of the Canongate: 1771-1832 20:40 Gelesen von Anna Millard
James Fenimore Cooper The Boy of Otsego Hall: 1789-1851 17:25 Gelesen von Ellen Preckel
John Ericsson The Boy of the Göta Canal: 1803-1889 15:43 Gelesen von KHand
Garibaldi The Boy of the Mediterranean: 1807-1882 18:41 Gelesen von Beth Joy
Abraham Lincoln The Boy of the American Wilderness: 1809-1865 20:37 Gelesen von Greg Giordano
Charles Dickens The Boy of the London Streets: 1812-1870 20:18 Gelesen von Greg Giordano
Otto von Bismarck The Boy of Göttingen: 1815-1898 14:29 Gelesen von Availle