Audiobook

Hidden Treasures

"Some succeed while others fail. This is a recognized fact; yet history tells us that seven-tenths of our most successful men began life poor." A selection of mini-biographies teaches us how some successful men have overcome odds to make their mark on history. (Summary by Lynne Thompson; quote from Introduction)

Year of Publication: 1887Genres: Essays & Short Works , Biography & Autobiography

Running Time: 16 hours 38 minutes 28 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface, Introduction, Quotations Lynne T	7:13
2	Daniel Drew Lynne T	5:52
3	Russell Sage Lynne T	4:07
4	Cornelius Vanderbilt Lynne T	9:36
5	Amos Lawrence TriciaG	10:25
6	Horace B. Claflin TriciaG	3:31
7	William E. Dodge Greg Giordano	3:59
8	Jay Gould Mike Pelton	14:45
9	John Wannamaker Mike Pelton	4:22
10	Alexander T. Stewart Mike Pelton	8:03
11	Nicholas Longworth Mike Pelton	4:40
12	Robert Bonner Deon Gines	4:46
13	William G. Fargo Deon Gines	3:08
14	James C. Flood Deon Gines	5:20
15	John W. MacKay Deon Gines	5:05
16	James C. Fair shawnzhu	11:55
17	Horace Greeley Chessie Joy	16:02
18	Thurlow Weed Chessie Joy	7:02
19	George W. Childs Mike Pelton	10:47
20	James Gordon Bennett Mike Pelton	7:59
21	Phineas T. Barnum Greg Giordano	4:15
22	Matthew Vassar Mike Pelton	3:28
23	John Jacob Astor Tom Merritt	4:40
24	Potter Palmer Tom Merritt	4:04
25	James Harper Tom Merritt	7:55
26	Henry Disston Tom Merritt	3:38
27	Peter Cooper Deon Gines	8:29
28	George Law Deon Gines	3:39
29	Darius O. Mills Deon Gines	4:41
30	Stephen Girard Lynne T	8:53
31	Moses Taylor Deon Gines	3:45
32	William C. Ralston Deon Gines	6:59
33	George Peabody Deon Gines	7:01
34	William W. Corcoran Deon Gines	5:11
35	Nathan Mayer Rothschild Deon Gines	10:03
36	John Adams, Part 1 Lynne T	36:33
37	John Adams, Part 2 Arnie Horton	42:02
38	Thomas Jefferson Tom Merritt	14:40
39	John Marshall Lynne T	7:50
40	Alexander Hamilton Greg Giordano	8:22
41	James Madison Mike Pelton	32:03
42	James Monroe Greg Giordano	11:49
43	Lewis Cass Etel Buss	4:05
44	John C. Calhoun Kevin W. Davidson	13:26
45	Robert Y. Hayne Etel Buss	5:06
46	Daniel Webster Greg Giordano	33:07
47	Andrew Jackson Jill Engle	20:17
48	Thomas H. Benton Greg Giordano	14:09
49	Henry Clay Greg Giordano	10:30
50	Martin Van Buren Greg Giordano	8:13
51	Stephen Arnold Douglass Tom Merritt	6:42
52	Abbott Lawrence Tom Merritt	3:08
53	Alexander H. Stephens Tom Merritt	20:34
54	Millard Fillmore Etel Buss	7:07
55	William H. Seward Tom Merritt	11:21
56	Horatio Seymour Greg Giordano	6:57
57	Winfield S. Hancock Lynne T	7:46
58	George B. McClellan Tom Merritt	4:53
59	Ulysses Simpson Grant Jill Engle	7:51
60	Stonewall Jackson Tom Merritt	5:29
61	General Robert E. Lee Tom Merritt	8:46
62	Henry Wilson Etel Buss	4:55
63	Abraham Lincoln Jill Engle	29:54
64	Edward Everett Tom Merritt	10:06
65	Edwin M. Stanton Tom Merritt	11:57
66	Andrew Johnson Tom Merritt	8:59
67	James A. Garfield Greg Giordano	15:49
68	Chester A. Arthur Greg Giordano	8:09
69	John A. Logan John Lieder	10:32
70	James G. Blaine, Part 1 Mike Pelton	27:40
71	James G. Blaine, Part 2 Mike Pelton	41:43
72	Samuel J. Tilden Dan Darbandi	13:53
73	Henry Ward Beecher DPranitis	23:39
74	James Watt Availle	12:32
75	George Stephenson Garth Burton	15:42
76	Benjamin Franklin Tom Merritt	12:47
77	Eli Whitney Tom Merritt	3:29
78	Robert Fulton Greg Giordano	12:54
79	Elias Howe, Jnr. Tom Merritt	17:16
80	Isaac M. Singer Garth Burton	5:30
81	Richard M. Hoe Garth Burton	7:31
82	Charles Goodyear Tom Merritt	8:53
83	Professor S.F.B. Morse Availle	10:51
84	Cyrus W. Field Lynne T	11:30
85	George M. Pullman David Olson	7:06
86	Thomas A. Edison Availle	8:52
87	Success And Failure Availle	10:43
88	Concentration Of Effort Availle	9:10
89	Self-Reliance Availle	11:05
90	Economy Of Time Availle	7:28
91	Causes Of Failure Availle	29:49