Length6h 47m
About this audiobook
The life of Daniel Webster is recounted in this fictionalized biography, from his youth on a New Hampshire farm to his distinguished career in Congress. Alger's biographical account of the life of one of the nation's foremost orators, Daniel Webster, details his life from his early days as a young farm boy to the culmination of his political career as a respected member of the Senate. During his climb to greatness, Webster met many people who would become his friends, coworkers, and also be the biggest influences of his life.(Amazon)
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GenreChildren's Literature
Length6 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 20, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1FROM FARM BOY TO SENATOR;
2PREFACE.
3CHAPTER I. THE COTTON HANDKERCHIEF.
4CHAPTER II. DANIEL AND HIS FATHER.
5CHAPTER III. A MEMORABLE BATTLE.
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6CHAPTER IV. AN IMPORTANT STEP.
7CHAPTER V. DANIEL AT EXETER ACADEMY.
8CHAPTER VI. PREPARING FOR COLLEGE.
9CHAPTER VII. DANIEL’S COLLEGE LIFE.
10CHAPTER VIII. DANIEL RECEIVES SOME VALUABLE ADVICE
11CHAPTER IX. BROTHERLY LOVE.
12CHAPTER X. THE TWO BROTHERS.
13CHAPTER XI. DANIEL AS AN ORATOR.
14CHAPTER XII. STUDYING LAW.
15CHAPTER XIII. HOW DANIEL WENT TO FRYEBURG.
16CHAPTER XIV. THE PRECEPTOR OF FRYEBURG ACADEMY.
17CHAPTER XV. THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
18CHAPTER XVI. A GREAT TEMPTATION.
19CHAPTER XVII. DANIEL REFUSES A CLERKSHIP.
20CHAPTER XVIII. D. WEBSTER, ATTORNEY.
21CHAPTER XIX. DANIEL OVERCOMES A BRAMBLE.
22CHAPTER XX. “THE LITTLE BLACK STABLE-BOY.”
23CHAPTER XXI. WHY DANIEL WAS SENT TO CONGRESS.
24CHAPTER XXII. MR. WEBSTER AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
25CHAPTER XXIII. JOHN RANDOLPH AND WILLIAM PINKNEY.
26CHAPTER XXIV. MR. WEBSTER IN BOSTON.
27CHAPTER XXV. THE ORATION AT PLYMOUTH.
28CHAPTER XXVI. THE BUNKER HILL ORATION.
29CHAPTER XXVII. ADAMS AND JEFFERSON.
30CHAPTER XXVIII. HOME LIFE AND DOMESTIC SORROWS.
31CHAPTER XXIX. CALLED TO THE SENATE.
32CHAPTER XXX. THE BEGINNING OF A GREAT BATTLE.
33CHAPTER XXXI. THE REPLY TO HAYNE.
34CHAPTER XXXII. THE SECRET OF WEBSTER’S POWER.
35CHAPTER XXXIII. HONORS RECEIVED IN ENGLAND.
36CHAPTER XXXIV. CALLED TO THE CABINET.
37CHAPTER XXXV. LIFE AT MARSHFIELD.
38CHAPTER XXXVI. THE SEVENTH OF MARCH SPEECH.
39CHAPTER XXXVII. CLOSING SCENES.
40CHAPTER XXXVIII. CENTENNIAL TRIBUTES.
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