A History of Our Own Times From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880, Volume III by Justin MCCARTHY (1830 - 1912) Genre(s): War & Military, Political Science, Modern (19th C) Read by: Pamela Nagami in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Ch. 30: The Lorcha Arrow, Pt. 1 00:21:52 - 02 - Ch. 30: The Lorcha Arrow, Pt. 2 00:41:57 - 03 - Ch. 31: Transportation, Pt. 1 00:56:43 - 04 - Ch. 31: Transportation, Pt. 2 01:12:04 - 05 - Ch. 32: The Sepoy, Pt. 1 01:35:59 - 06 - Ch. 32: The Sepoy, Pt. 2 01:53:48 - 07 - Ch. 33: The Hundredth Anniversary of Plassey 02:16:48 - 08 - Ch. 34: Cawnpore, Pt. 1 02:35:07 - 09 - Ch. 34: Cawnpore, Pt. 2 02:50:11 - 10 - Ch. 35: Reconquest, Pt. 1 03:00:03 - 11 - Ch. 35: Reconquest, Pt. 2 03:14:40 - 12 - Ch. 36: The End of 'John Company,' Pt. 1 03:30:28 - 13 - Ch. 36: The End of 'John Company,' Pt. 2 03:51:00 - 14 - Ch. 37: The Orsini Bombs Explode in Paris and London, Pt. 1 04:07:45 - 15 - Ch. 37: The Orsini Bombs Explode in Paris and London, Pt. 2 04:24:00 - 16 - Ch. 37: The Orsini Bombs Explode in Paris and London, Pt. 3 04:38:56 - 17 - Ch. 38: 'On the True Faith of a Christian,' Pt. 1 05:02:21 - 18 - Ch. 38: 'On the True Faith of a Christian,' Pt. 2 05:21:49 - 19 - Ch. 39: The Ionian Islands 05:44:40 - 20 - Ch. 40: The Tory Diogenes Rolling his Tub, Pt. 1 05:59:00 - 21 - Ch. 40: The Tory Diogenes Rolling his Tub, Pt. 2 06:15:31 - 22 - Ch. 40: The Tory Diogenes Rolling his Tub, Pt. 3 06:31:13 - 23 - Ch. 41: The French Treaty and the Paper Duties, Pt. 1 06:51:18 - 24 - Ch. 41: The French Treaty and the Paper Duties, Pt. 2 Volume III of this history of Victorian Britain begins in 1856 with the gunboat diplomacy of the Second Opium War and then moves to the harrowing days of the Indian (Sepoy) Rebellion of 1857. In June 1858, Benjamin Disraeli secures passage of the Jews Relief Act and Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild takes his seat in Parliament. Prince Albert dies after a short illness in December 1861, leaving a distraught and cloistered Queen. Lord Palmerston's diplomacy increases Britain's influence on the Continent, while the Civil War in America divides the country in surprising ways. Bismarck emerges and Prussia begins her ascent to power. (Pamela Nagami, M.D.) More information: https://librivox.org/history-of-our-own-times-queen-victoria-to-general-election-1880-vol3-by-justin-mccarthy/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Annual Reports to the Massachusetts Board of Education by Horace MANN (1796 - 1859) Genre(s): Education Read by: Maria Kasper in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 41 - Tenth Annual Report, 1846, part 2 00:33:09 - 42 - Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 1 01:29:34 - 43 - Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 2 02:17:27 - 44 - Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 3 03:07:40 - 45 - Eleventh Annual Report, 1847, part 4 04:07:09 - 46 - Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 1 05:01:11 - 47 - Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 2 05:59:45 - 48 - Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 3 06:56:39 - 49 - Twelfth Annual Report, 1848, part 4 Horace Mann is called The Father of the Common School and was one of the first progressive thinkers on education in the United States. His Annual Reports to the Massachusetts Board of Education, written between 1837 and 1848, are wide-ranging essays on topics, including philosophical arguments on the role of education in a democracy, curricular matters such as textbook choice and methods of reading instruction, and nitty-gritty details of classroom furnishings and buildings. Even in the much-changed society of the 21st century, much of Mann's writing still speaks to us, recalling us to the roots of our faith in education for all. - Summary by Maria Kasper More information: https://librivox.org/annual-reports-to-the-massachusetts-board-of-education-by-horace-mann/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)