Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln. Written by James Baldwin. Read by David Thorn & Bobbie Frohman. Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins. Suggested ages: 8 to 12.

Description: Essential learning for any young student of American History, biographies of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster and Abraham Lincoln.

These stories help us get to know the gentleman as people and then take us through their great accomplishments that make us appreciate their place in American history.

Table of Contents:

The Story of George Washington

Chapter 01. When Washington was a Boy

Chapter 02. His Homes

Chapter 03. His Schools and Schoolmasters

Chapter 04. Going to Sea

Chapter 05. The Young Surveyor

Chapter 06. The Ohio Country

Chapter 07. A Change of Circumstances

Chapter 08. A Perilous Journey

Chapter 09. His First Battle

Chapter 10. The French and Indian War

Chapter 11. The Mutterings of the Storm

Chapter 12. The Beginning of the War

Chapter 13. Independence

Chapter 14. The First President

Chapter 15. "First in the Hearts of His Countrymen"

The Story of Benjamin Franklin

Chapter 01. The Whistle

Chapter 02. Schooldays

Chapter 03. The Boys and the Wharf

Chapter 04. Choosing a Trade

Chapter 05. How Franklin Educated Himself

Chapter 06. Farewell to Boston

Chapter 07. The First Day in Philadelphia

Chapter 08. Governor William Keith

Chapter 09. The Return to Philadelphia

Chapter 10. The First Visit to England

Chapter 11. A Leading Man in Philadelphia

Chapter 12. Franklin's Rules of Life

Chapter 13. Franklin's Services to the Colonies

Chapter 14. Franklin's Wonderful Kite

Chapter 15. The Last Years

The Story of Daniel Webster

Chapter 01. Captain Webster

Chapter 02. The Youngest Son

Chapter 03. Ezekiel and Daniel

Chapter 04. Plans For the Future

Chapter 05. At Exeter Academy

Chapter 06. Getting Ready for College

Chapter 07. At Dartmouth College

Chapter 08. How Daniel Taught School

Chapter 09. Daniel Goes to Boston

Chapter 10. Lawyer and Congressman

Chapter 11. The Dartmouth College Case

Chapter 12. Webster's Great Orations

Chapter 13. Mr. Webster in the Senate

Chapter 14. Mr. Webster in Private Life

Chapter 15. The Last Years

The Story Of Abraham Lincoln

Chapter 01. The Kentucky Home

Chapter 02. Work and Sorrow

Chapter 03. The New Mother

Chapter 04. School and Books

Chapter 05. Life in the Backwoods

Chapter 06. The Boatman

Chapter 07. The First Years in Illinois

Chapter 08. The Black Hawk War

Chapter 09. In the Legislature

Chapter 10. Politics and Marriage

Chapter 11. Congressman and Lawyer

Chapter 12. The Question of Slavery

Chapter 13. Lincoln and Douglas

Chapter 14. President of The United States

Chapter 15. The End of a Great Life