The Snow-Burner by Henry Oyen ~ Full Audiobook [folklore]

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01/25/23

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The Snow-Burner by Henry Oyen audiobook.

Genre: folklore

The Snow-Burner is what the Native Americans called Reivers, and it was a rough and tumble life in the land where Reivers chose to live up to his name. The name was attributed to Reivers upon his proof after arriving in the north country because of his ability to defeat all perceived enemies in whatever means was necessary; whether by brute force and tough action, or by sheer cunning which he had gained living in the city in his earlier days. When assigned to oversee a group of foreigners in a work camp, he treated them with utter cruelty. When in search of an unknown source of gold, he found it necessary to combine his cunning with his forceful ways, proving his worthiness of the title given him.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:15:09) Chapter 02

(00:25:42) Chapter 03

(00:46:47) Chapter 04

(01:03:46) Chapter 05

(01:13:41) Chapter 06

(01:27:27) Chapter 07

(01:50:46) Chapter 08

(02:00:41) Chapter 09

(02:16:52) Chapter 10

(02:22:22) Chapter 11

(03:00:16) Chapter 12

(03:13:26) Chapter 13

(03:26:04) Chapter 14

(03:45:20) Chapter 15

(04:20:26) Chapter 16

(04:38:09) Chapter 17

(04:50:27) Chapter 18

(05:00:12) Chapter 19

(05:26:12) Chapter 20

(05:32:42) Chapter 21

(05:48:23) Chapter 22

(06:06:19) Chapter 23

(06:28:56) Chapter 24

(06:47:58) Chapter 25

(07:07:33) Chapter 26

(07:21:03) Chapter 27

(07:41:14) Chapter 28

(07:49:18) Chapter 29

(07:59:31) Chapter 30

(08:05:36) Chapter 31

(08:13:48) Chapter 32

(08:25:08) Chapter 33

(08:35:13) Chapter 34

(08:45:09) Chapter 35

(08:53:35) Chapter 36

(09:02:49) Chapter 37

(09:17:52) Chapter 38

(09:30:21) Chapter 39

(09:51:17) Chapter 40

(10:07:30) Chapter 41

(10:14:50) Chapter 42

(10:22:51) Chapter 43

(10:36:47) Chapter 44

(10:44:52) Chapter 45

(10:59:15) Chapter 46

(11:08:29) Chapter 47

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