The Last Plainsmen by Zane Grey ~ Full Audiobook [adventure]

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06/05/23

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The Last Plainsmen by Zane Grey audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Often listed as The Last of the Plainsmen, this Zane Grey classic follows the author on a rugged 1907 expedition across the Arizona desert and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in the company of Charles 'Buffalo' Jones - a larger-than-life frontiersman famous not for killing, but for capturing wild animals alive. As the old West begins to vanish, Jones undertakes what feels like a final, defining mission: to track and take living cougars and other untamed creatures from a country of painted cliffs, deep canyons, and towering pines. Grey turns the journey into a vivid, boots-on-the-ground adventure, detailing brutal miles, makeshift camps, narrow escapes, and the tense, physical work of roping and handling dangerous animals without turning the hunt into slaughter. Along the way, the party faces the relentless demands of wilderness travel and uneasy encounters with the people and powers that still shape the frontier. Part travel narrative, part character portrait, the book asks what it means to master nature, and what it costs when an era - and its wildlife - is slipping away.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:03:40) Chapter 01

(00:39:50) Chapter 02

(01:13:51) Chapter 03

(01:41:39) Chapter 04

(02:14:24) Chapter 05

(02:27:34) Chapter 06

(02:45:52) Chapter 07

(03:10:08) Chapter 08

(03:25:37) Chapter 09

(03:46:16) Chapter 10

(04:17:10) Chapter 11

(04:48:19) Chapter 12

(05:16:08) Chapter 13

(05:44:33) Chapter 14

(06:13:06) Chapter 15

(06:28:47) Chapter 16

(07:05:54) Chapter 17

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The Mohawk Valley by W. Max Reid ~ Full Audiobook [history]

June 5, 2023

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746m

The Mohawk Valley by W. Max Reid audiobook.

Genre: history

W. Max Reid's The Mohawk Valley is a sweeping, scene-by-scene history of New York's great river corridor from the first sustained European contacts in the early 1600s through the upheavals of the late 1700s. Moving along the valley between Schenectady and Rome, Reid traces how a landscape of forests, waterways, and frontier settlements became a crossroads of diplomacy, trade, mission work, and war. At the heart of the narrative are the Native nations who shaped the region's fate - especially the Mohawks and the wider Iroquois world - alongside Dutch traders, French rivals, and later British and American forces competing for alliances and territory. Blending documented episodes with the valley's long-lived local tales, the book brings forward the human texture behind maps and dates: shifting loyalties, hard choices in isolated communities, and the constant pressure of raids, fort-building, and retaliation. What emerges is not just a timeline of conflicts, but an account of how cultures met, clashed, and adapted in a place whose legends and history are tightly entwined.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:04:14) Chapter 01

(00:12:37) Chapter 02

(00:37:39) Chapter 03

(01:37:34) Chapter 04

(02:08:43) Chapter 05

(02:18:17) Chapter 06

(02:41:16) Chapter 07

(03:05:01) Chapter 08

(03:19:24) Chapter 09

(04:06:16) Chapter 10

(04:39:23) Chapter 11

(04:57:10) Chapter 12

(05:21:58) Chapter 13

(06:19:22) Chapter 14

(06:58:04) Chapter 15

(07:26:23) Chapter 16

(08:14:15) Chapter 17

(08:55:04) Chapter 18

(09:38:08) Chapter 19

(10:20:29) Chapter 20

(11:19:43) Chapter 21

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The Frog Prince and Other Stories by Walter Crane ~ Full Audiobook [folklore]

June 6, 2023

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42m

The Frog Prince and Other Stories by Walter Crane audiobook.

Genre: folklore

In The Frog Prince and Other Stories, celebrated Victorian artist and storyteller Walter Crane brings a handful of beloved fairy tales to life with a clear-eyed, lyrical simplicity and a painter's sense of wonder. At the heart of the collection is the classic Frog Prince: a proud young princess makes an impulsive promise to a strange, speaking frog, only to discover that a careless word can become a binding oath. Around this central tale, Crane's other stories explore the timeless logic of folklore - where ordinary homes and quiet forests can hide enchantment, where kindness can be tested, and where selfishness carries a price. Each episode turns on a sharp moral question: Will a character keep their promise when it becomes inconvenient? Will they choose compassion over disgust, honesty over pride, courage over comfort? With brisk pacing, vivid imagery, and a gentle but firm sense of consequence, these stories invite listeners of all ages into a world of transformations, riddles, and hard-won wisdom - and remind us that magic often begins the moment someone chooses to do the right thing.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:09:47) Chapter 2

(00:29:18) Chapter 3

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