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Cover: World's Famous Orations, Vol. VIII: America - I

World's Famous Orations, Vol. VIII: America - I

William Jennings Bryan; Francis Whiting Halsey

World's Famous Orations, Vol. VIII: America - I by William Jennings Bryan; Francis Whiting Halsey. 33 sections, 7 hr 50 min. Public domain recording (LibriVox).

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Length
7 hr 50 min
Sections
33
Language
English
Read by
LibriVox Volunteers
Source
LibriVox
Internet Archive
worldsfamousorations8_2504_librivox
Rights
Public domain — LibriVox recording of a public-domain text

Chapters

  1. 01 - North American Indians - Logan to Lord Dunmore 2:44
  2. 02 - North American Indians - Brant to Lord George Germaine 7:03
  3. 03 - North American Indians - Red Jacket on the Religion of the White Man and the Red 9:17
  4. 04 - North American Indians - Tecumseh to Governor Harrison at Vincennes 4:35
  5. 05 - North American Indians - Tecumseh to General Proctor 5:26
  6. 06 - North American Indians - Pushmataha to John C. Calhoun 3:49
  7. 07 - North American Indians - Black Hawk to General Street 5:08
  8. 08 - North American Indians - Peter Wilson on the Empire State 3:33
  9. 09 - James Otis - On Opposition to Writs of Assistance 18:19
  10. 10 - Benjamin Franklin - His Examination Before the House of Commons 28:37
  11. 11 - Benjamin Franklin - On the Federal Constitution 5:51
  12. 12 - Benjamin Franklin - Dangers of a Salaried Bureaucracy 11:10
  13. 13 - Patrick Henry - The "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Speech 10:47
  14. 14 - Patrick Henry - Shall Liberty or Empire be Sought? 14:30
  15. 15 - George Washington - On His Appointment as Commander-in-Chief 2:05
  16. 16 - George Washington - His First Inaugural Address 12:12
  17. 17 - George Washington - His Farewell Address 44:22
  18. 18 - Samuel Adams - On American Independence 24:07
  19. 19 - William Pinkney - For the Relief of Slaves 14:30
  20. 20 - Alexander Hamilton - On the Adoption of the Federal Constitution 20:39
  21. 21 - John Marshall - On the Federal Constitution 21:49
  22. 22 - Fisher Ames - On the Treaty with Great Britian 20:02
  23. 23 - Thomas Jefferson - His First Inaugural Address 15:40
  24. 24 - Eliphalet Nott - On the Death Hamilton 22:46
  25. 25 - John Randolph - On Offensive War with England 18:37
  26. 26 - Edward Everett - The Issue in the Revolution 15:00
  27. 27 - Andrew Jackson - His Second Inaugural Address 9:50
  28. 28 - Andrew Jackson - His Farewell Address 13:31
  29. 29 - Sargent S. Prentiss - On the Death of Lafayette 6:25
  30. 30 - Wendell Phillips - On the Murder of Lovejoy 12:33
  31. 31 - George Bancroft - The People in Art, Government and Religion 15:30
  32. 32 - Thomas Hart Benton - On the Expunging of Resolution 22:21
  33. 33 - Ralph Waldo Emerson - On the American Scholar 27:48