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Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14: The New Era by John Lord
Mentor New York
Beacon, NYCulture & Arts29 episodes
Volume 14 is a compilation of essays regarding accomplishments over the 50 years preceding the author's death in 1894. The editorial staff chose the people that they felt best exemplified Lord's criteria of being a historical force to represent the worlds of music, art, science and invention. Though not personally written by Lord, the book is attributed to him. - Summary by KHand
Episodes
Publisher's Preface
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Richard Wagner, Part 1
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Richard Wagner, Part 2
2023-07-1621:48
Richard Wagner, Part 3
2023-07-1620:49
John Ruskin, Part 1
2023-07-1620:08
John Ruskin, Part 2
2023-07-1623:54
John Ruskin, Part 3
2023-07-1615:14
Herbert Spencer, Part 1
2023-07-1627:09
Herbert Spencer, Part 2
2023-07-1628:02
Charles Robert Darwin, Part 1
2023-07-1628:22
Charles Robert Darwin, Part 2
2023-07-1625:16
John Ericsson, Part 1
2023-07-1625:22
John Ericsson, Part 2
2023-07-1624:04
John Ericsson, Part 3
2023-07-1625:55
Li Huang Chang, Part 1
2023-07-1621:51
Li Huang Chang, Part 2
2023-07-1619:43
Li Huang Chang, Part 3
2023-07-1620:32
David Livingstone, Part 1
2023-07-1621:12
David Livingstone, Part 2
2023-07-1621:08
David Livingstone, Part 3
2023-07-1621:26
Sir Austen Henry Layard, Part 1
2023-07-1620:38
Sir Austen Henry Layard, Part 2
2023-07-1619:35
Sir Austen Henry Layard, Part 3
2023-07-1618:52
Michael Faraday, Part 1
2023-07-1623:06
Michael Faraday, Part 2
2023-07-1622:58
Michael Faraday, Part 3
2023-07-1623:27
Rudolf Virchow, Part 1
2023-07-1620:35
Rudolf Virchow, Part 2
2023-07-1618:59
Rudolf Virchow, Part 3
2023-07-1619:06