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Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12: American Leaders

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Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12: American Leaders

by John Lord

English· 07:10:50· 22 chapters
A continuation of United States history, Volume 12 discusses key US leaders in the time up to and including the Civil War. In this volume are presented Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee. As noted in the Publisher's Preface, the discussion regarding Lee was written by Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews from the University of Nebraska. - Summary by KHand
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Publisher's Preface

    02:15
  2. Chapter 2

    Andrew Jackson, Part 1

    19:24
  3. Chapter 3

    Andrew Jackson, Part 2

    19:53
  4. Chapter 4

    Andrew Jackson, Part 3

    20:53
  5. Chapter 5

    Andrew Jackson, Part 4

    18:00
  6. Chapter 6

    Henry Clay, Part 1

    19:56
  7. Chapter 7

    Henry Clay, Part 2

    18:01
  8. Chapter 8

    Henry Clay, Part 3

    18:26
  9. Chapter 9

    Henry Clay, Part 4

    16:25
  10. Chapter 10

    Daniel Webster, Part 1

    20:14
  11. Chapter 11

    Daniel Webster, Part 2

    17:19
  12. Chapter 12

    Daniel Webster, Part 3

    21:32
  13. Chapter 13

    John C. Calhoun, Part 1

    21:50
  14. Chapter 14

    John C. Calhoun, Part 2

    22:59
  15. Chapter 15

    John C. Calhoun, Part 3

    23:11
  16. Chapter 16

    Abraham Lincoln, Part 1

    20:11
  17. Chapter 17

    Abraham Lincoln, Part 2

    20:04
  18. Chapter 18

    Abraham Lincoln, Part 3

    20:07
  19. Chapter 19

    Abraham Lincoln, Part 4

    19:43
  20. Chapter 20

    Abraham Lincoln, Part 5

    22:05
  21. Chapter 21

    Robert E. Lee, Part 1

    20:43
  22. Chapter 22

    Robert E. Lee, Part 2

    27:39