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About this audiobook
History comes alive through a curated collection of true stories where ordinary individuals perform extraordinary acts of bravery, celebrating the triumph of the human spirit over fear in moments of crisis.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length10 hrs 44 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1WHAT IS A GOLDEN DEED?
2THE STORIES OF ALCESTIS AND ANTIGONE
3THE CUP OF WATER
4HOW ONE MAN HAS SAVED A HOST: B.C. 507
5THE PASS OF THERMOPYLAE: B.C. 430
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6THE ROCK OF THE CAPITOL: B.C. 389
7THE TWO FRIENDS OF SYRACUSE: B.C. 380 (CIRCA)
8THE DEVOTION OF THE DECII: B.C. 339
9REGULUS: B.C. 249
10THE BRAVE BRETHREN OF JUDAH: B.C. 180
11THE CHIEF OF THE ARVERNI: B.C. 52
12WITHSTANDING THE MONARCH IN HIS WRATH: A.D. 389
13THE LAST FIGHT IN THE COLISEUM: A.D. 404
14THE SHEPHERD GIRL OF NANTERRE: A.D. 438
15LEO THE SLAVE: A.D. 533
16THE BATTLE OF THE BLACKWATER: 991
17GUZMAN EL BUENO: 1293
18FAITHFUL TILL DEATH: 1308
19WHAT IS BETTER THAN SLAYING A DRAGON: 1332
20THE KEYS OF CALAIS: 1347
21THE BATTLE OF SEMPACH: 1397
22THE CONSTANT PRINCE: 1433
23THE CARNIVAL OF PERTH: 1435
24THE CROWN OF ST. STEPHEN: 1440
25GEORGE THE TRILLER: 1455 I.
26SIR THOMAS MORE'S DAUGHTER: 1535
27UNDER IVAN THE TERRIBLE: 1564.
28FORT ST. ELMO: 1565
29THE VOLUNTARY CONVICT: 1622
30THE HOUSEWIVES OF LOWENBURG: 1631
31FATHERS AND SONS: 219—1642—1798
32THE SOLDIERS IN THE SNOW: 1672
33GUNPOWDER PERILS: 1700
34HEROES OF THE PLAGUE: 1576—1665—1721
35THE SECOND OF SEPTEMBER: 1792
36THE VENDEANS: 1793
37IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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