The Homesteader


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.7 stars; 9 reviews)

The Homesteader is a semi-autobiographic novel about Jean Baptiste, an African-American homesteader in the Dakotas. He meets Agnes who he falls in love with, however as Agnes is presumed to be white, he is not allowed to marry her, so instead he marries the daughter of a black preacher, Orlean, which eventually, due to family issues, ends in a tragedy. Returning to his homestead, he finds Agnes again and discovers her upbringing and past, which brings the book to its conclusion. (Summary by Lynda Marie Neilson) (17 hr 12 min)

Chapitres

Chapter I - Epoch the First - Agnes 15:06 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter II - Epoch the First - The Homesteader 13:54 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter III - Epoch the First - At the Sod House 19:06 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter IV - Epoch the First - She Could Never Be Anything to Him 13:52 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter V - Epoch the First - When the Indians Shot the Town Up 12:10 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter VI - Epoch the First - The Infidel, A Jew and A German 12:12 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter VII - Epoch the First - The Day Before 10:04 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter VIII - Epoch the First - An Enterprising Young Man 30:23 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter IX - Epoch the First - "Christine! Christine!" 11:43 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter X - Epoch the First - "You Have Never Been This Way Before" 9:30 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter XI - Epoch the First - What Jean Baptiste Found in the Well 9:04 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter XII - Epoch the First - Miss Stewart Receives a Caller 13:25 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter XIII - Epoch the First - The Coming of the Railroad 21:20 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter XIV - Epoch the First - The Administrating Angel 16:13 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter XV - Epoch the First - Oh, My Jean 14:23 Lu par Shashank Jakhmola
Chapter XVI - Epoch the First - "Bill" Prescott Proposes 15:12 Lu par Shashank Jakhmola
Chapter XVII - Epoch the First - Harvest Time and What Came with It 21:22 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter I - Epoch the Second - Regarding the Intermarriage of Races 20:42 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter II - Epoch the Second - Which? 12:51 Lu par PhyllisV
Chapter III - Epoch the Second - Memories—N. Justine McCarthy 29:17 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter IV - Epoch the Second - Orlean 23:26 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter V - Epoch the Second - A Proposal: A Proposition; A Certain Mrs. Pruitt… 9:29 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter VI - Epoch the Second - The Prairie Fire 11:01 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter VII - Epoch the Second - Vanity 20:10 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter VIII - Epoch the Second - Married 10:04 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter IV - Epoch the Second - Orlean Receives a Letter and Advice 16:29 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter X - Epoch the Second - Eugene Crook 9:55 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter XI - Epoch the Second - Reverend McCarthy Pays a Visit 11:21 Lu par Nila Dudley
Chapter XII - Epoch the Second - Reverend McCarthy Decides to Set Baptiste Righ… 10:19 Lu par Nila Dudley
Chapter XIII - Epoch the Second - The Wolf 12:12 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter XIV - Epoch the Second - The Contest 9:20 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter XV - Epoch the Second - Compromised 14:34 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter XVI - Epoch the Second - The Evil Genius 15:02 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter XVII - Epoch the Second - The Coward 13:27 Lu par Dan Hu
Chapter I - Epoch the Third - Chicago—The Boomerang 10:40 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter Ii - Epoch the Third - The Great Question 19:48 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter III - Epoch the Third - Glavis Makes A Promise 12:49 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter IV - Epoch the Third - The Gambler's Story 13:49 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter V - Epoch the Third - The Preacher's Evil Influence 13:01 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter VI - Epoch the Third - More of the Preacher's Work 13:35 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter VII - Epoch the Third - A Great Astronomer 16:57 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter VIII - Epoch the Third - N. Justine McCarthy Preaches a Sermon 12:15 Lu par AJ Somerville
Chapter IX - Epoch the Third - What the People Were Saying 11:32 Lu par AJ Somerville
Chapter X - Epoch the Third - "Until Then" 14:52 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter XI - Epoch the Third - "It's the Wrong Number" 16:02 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter XII - Epoch the Third - Mrs. Pruitt Effects a Plan 14:18 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter XIII - Epoch the Third - Mrs. Merley 12:35 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter XIV - Epoch the Third - "Oh, Merciful God! Close Thou Mine Eyes!" 15:15 Lu par Mooninya
Chapter XV - Epoch the Third - "Love You—God, I Hate You!" 16:54 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter XVI - Epoch the Third - A Strange Dream 14:57 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter I - Epoch the Fourth - The Drought 10:18 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter II - Epoch the Fourth - The Foreclosure 14:04 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter III - Epoch the Fourth - Irene Grey 14:03 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter IV - Epoch the Fourth - What Might Have Been 18:05 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter V - Epoch the Fourth - "Tell Me Why You Didn't Answer the Last Letter … 13:50 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter VI - Epoch the Fourth - The Story 18:10 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter VII - Epoch the Fourth - Her Birthright "for a Mess of Pottage" 8:37 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter VIII - Epoch the Fourth - Action 12:12 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter IX - Epoch the Fourth - Gossip 15:18 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter X - Epoch the Fourth - A Discovery—and a Surprise 14:57 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter XI - Epoch the Fourth - The Bishop's Inquisition 29:21 Lu par Geoff Blanchard
Chapter XII - Epoch the Fourth - The Bishop Acts 7:41 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter XIII - Epoch the Fourth - Where the Weak Must Be Strong 12:50 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter XIV - Epoch the Fourth - The Trial—the Lie—"As Guilty As Hell!" 15:50 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter XV - Epoch the Fourth - Grim Justice 16:13 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter XVI - Epoch the Fourth - A Friend 14:08 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter XVII - Epoch the Fourth - The Mystery 14:12 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter XVIII - Epoch the Fourth - "Vengeance is Mine. I Will Repay" 19:31 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter XIX - Epoch the Fourth - When the Truth Became Known 14:20 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter XX - Epoch the Fourth - As it Was in the Beginning 10:57 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson

Critiques


(5 stars)

Lynda from BC is a bit loud and abrasive with her reading—should tone down