Soames, N.: Famous People in History, Vol. 2 (Unabridged)

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Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) (more info)
Garrick Hagon, reader
Nicolas Soames,
Daniel Philpott, reader
Laura Brattan, reader


1. Alexander, Bucephalus And The Macedonian Army - 2:05
2. Alexander's Early History - 5:32
3. Alexander Becomes King Of Macedonia In 336 BC - 4:02
4. Darius, The Persian King, And Alexander Finally Meet At The Battle Of Issus - 3:18
5. Alexander, King Of Asia - 6:41


Joan of Arc (1425-1431) (more info)
Garrick Hagon, reader
Nicolas Soames,
Daniel Philpott, reader
Laura Brattan, reader


6. Jeannette - A Poor French Peasent Girl - 2:17
7. Jeanette Starts Hearing Voices And Seeing Visions - 4:03
8. The Long Trip To Chinon To Meet The Dauphin Of France - 2:29
9. Joan - La Pucelle - 4:29
10. The Crowning Of The Dauphin At Rheims In 1429 - 1:22
11. Captured By The Burgundians And Handed Over To The English - 4:48


Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) (more info)
Garrick Hagon, reader
Nicolas Soames,
Daniel Philpott, reader
Laura Brattan, reader


12. The Painter Of The Mona Lisa - 5:34
13. Leonardo Was Born In Vinci, 1452 - 1:47
14. In 1473, Admitted Into The Guild Of Painters In Florence - 5:14
15. Back In Florence - And Then On The Move Again - 2:53
16. Leonardo Meets The French King Francis I And Moves To France - 2:42


Isaac Newton (1642-1727) (more info)
Garrick Hagon, reader
Nicolas Soames,
Daniel Philpott, reader
Laura Brattan, reader


17. Centrifugal Force - And The Fall Of An Apple - 3:30
18. Newton Seemed An Ordinary Boy... - 3:32
19. The Laws Of Motion, Mathematics And The Study Of Light - 2:26
20. The Master Of The Mint - 2:43


George Washington (1732-1799) (more info)
Garrick Hagon, reader
Nicolas Soames,
Daniel Philpott, reader
Laura Brattan, reader


21. The Most Famous Man In American History - 4:30
22. Into An Ambush At Fort Duquesne - 3:30

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (more info)
Garrick Hagon, reader
Nicolas Soames,
Daniel Philpott, reader
Laura Brattan, reader


1. Symphony No. 5, The Most Famous Theme In Classical Music - 1:56
2. Beethoven Was Born In Bonn, Germay, 1770 - 3:30
3. Beethoven Notices His Hearing Is Getting Weaker - 2:17
4. A New Beginning - 4:56
5. His Last Concert - 4:54


Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) (more info)
Garrick Hagon, reader
Nicolas Soames,
Daniel Philpott, reader
Laura Brattan, reader


6. Rabies! - 5:42
7. Louis Pasteur Was Born In 1822 - 1:04
8. Pasteur's Study Of Microbes In Wine - 4:01
9. Pasteur Studies Silk Worms - 3:36
10. His Work Spreads - Lister And Antiseptic Methods - 1:45
11. The Study Of Infectious Diseases - Anthrax And Chicken Cholera - 2:44
12. Rabies Cured - 2:28


Marie Curie (1867-1934) (more info)
Garrick Hagon, reader
Nicolas Soames,
Daniel Philpott, reader
Laura Brattan, reader


13. An Important Woman Scientist - 1:55
14. Born Manya Sklodovska, In Poland In 1867 - 2:31
15. Marie Sklodovska Arrives In Paris, 1891 - 1:59
16. Marie Marries Pierre Curie - The Husband And Wife Team Begins - 3:48
17. In 1903, They Were Jointly Awarded The Nobel Prize For Physics - 3:42


George Washington (1732-1799) (more info)
Garrick Hagon, reader
Nicolas Soames,
Daniel Philpott, reader
Laura Brattan, reader


18. The Rebellion Against British Rule Begins - 2:29
19. Victories And Defeats - The War Of Independence - 4:48
20. The War Of Independence Is Won - 3:53


Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) (more info)
Garrick Hagon, reader
Nicolas Soames,
Daniel Philpott, reader
Laura Brattan, reader


21. A Small, Thin Man With A Spinning Wheel - 1:22
22. The 4 Castes - And The Untouchables - 3:00
23. The Young Lawer Moves To South Africa - 2:42
24. Gandhi Returns To India - 3:07
25. Strife Between Hindus And Muslims - 4:08

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