A History of Germany from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
German National History from Tribal Antiquity to Modern UnificationBy Bayard Taylor
Length21h 2m
About this audiobook
Bayard Taylor's *A History of Germany from the Earliest Times to the Present Day* offers a sweeping narrative of German history, moving from ancient tribal societies and the medieval Empire through the Reformation, dynastic conflicts, and the political transformations of the modern age. Rather than treating history as a bare succession of rulers and battles, Taylor emphasizes the interaction of geography, religion, political institutions, and cultural development. His prose combines documentary exposition with the vivid descriptive powers of a travel writer, making the work accessible while retaining the broad ambitions of nineteenth-century national history. It belongs to the Victorian tradition of comprehensive historical synthesis, shaped by an era increasingly interested in German unity, historical identity, and the emergence of the modern nation-state. Taylor was an American poet, journalist, translator, diplomat, and celebrated traveler whose extensive European experience gave him an unusually direct interest in German lands and their people. His familiarity with German literature and culture, together with his engagement with contemporary European affairs, informed a history attentive not only to political events but also to intellectual and social forces. The book reflects his effort to interpret Germany for an English-speaking readership at a moment when Prussia's ascendancy and national unification had altered Europe's balance of power. Readers interested in European history, nationalism, and the formation of modern Germany will find this volume especially rewarding. It provides a coherent overview of a complex historical inheritance while revealing how nineteenth-century observers understood Germany's past and political destiny. Its learned scope, narrative energy, and cultural breadth make it valuable both as a historical introduction and as a document in the history of historical writing.
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GenreHistory
Length21 hrs 2 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 25, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Pictures of German Life in the 18th and 19th Centuries (Vol. 1&2) (Annotated)
23CHAPTER XXII.
2CHAPTER I.
24CHAPTER XXIII.
3CHAPTER II.
25CHAPTER XXIV.
4CHAPTER III.
26CHAPTER XXV.
5CHAPTER IV.
27CHAPTER XXVI.
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6CHAPTER V.
28CHAPTER XXVII.
7CHAPTER VI.
29CHAPTER XXVIII.
8CHAPTER VII.
30CHAPTER XXIX.
9CHAPTER VIII.
31CHAPTER XXX.
10CHAPTER IX.
32CHAPTER XXXI.
11CHAPTER X.
33CHAPTER XXXII.
12CHAPTER XI.
34CHAPTER XXXIII.
13CHAPTER XII.
35CHAPTER XXXIV.
14CHAPTER XIII.
36CHAPTER XXXV.
15CHAPTER XIV.
37CHAPTER XXXVI.
16CHAPTER XV.
38CHAPTER XXXVII.
17CHAPTER XVI.
39CHAPTER XXXVIII.
18CHAPTER XVII.
40CHAPTER XXXIX.
19CHAPTER XVIII.
41CHAPTER XL.
20CHAPTER XIX.
42CHAPTER XLI.
21CHAPTER XX.
43CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE
22CHAPTER XXI.
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