The Covered Wagon


Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers

(4.4 stars; 55 reviews)

"Look at 'em come, Jesse! More and more! Must be forty or fifty families." This is an old-fashioned adventure tale set on the Oregon Trail, just before the California Gold Rush. It is the story of a wagon train bound for the west, and the conflict which arises due to of a love triangle. Indian fights, buffalo hunts, dangerous river crossings and other dangers of the trail add to a gripping and entertaining yarn. (Summary by Lynne Thompson) (9 hr 25 min)

Kapitel

01 - Youth Marches 22:55 Gelesen von Lynne T
02 - The Edge Of The World 6:11 Gelesen von rookieblue
03 - The Rendezvous 18:48 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
04 - Fever Of New Fortunes 10:17 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
05 - The Black Spaniard 9:19 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
06 - Issue Joined 5:30 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
07 - The Jump-Off 9:42 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
08 - Man Against Man 11:20 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
09 - The Brute 10:07 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
10 - Old Missoury 4:20 Gelesen von rookieblue
11 - When All The World Was Young 11:06 Gelesen von Lynne T
12 - The Dead Men's Tale 8:17 Gelesen von John Lieder
13 - Wild Fire 24:20 Gelesen von Kimberly Krause
14 - The Kiss 19:45 Gelesen von Kimberly Krause
15 - The Division 12:33 Gelesen von Reeses118
16 - The Plains 5:19 Gelesen von David Lawrence
17 - The Great Encampment 10:06 Gelesen von Reeses118
18 - Arrow And Plow 22:50 Gelesen von Lynne T
19 - Banion Of Doniphan's 5:33 Gelesen von Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
20 - The Buffalo 17:22 Gelesen von Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
21 - The Quicksands 13:16 Gelesen von Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
22 - A Secret Of Two 7:12 Gelesen von Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
23 - An Armistice 4:29 Gelesen von Lynne T
24 - The Road West 7:52 Gelesen von David Lawrence
25 - Old Laramie 14:11 Gelesen von Lynne T
26 - The First Gold 8:11 Gelesen von Mrjaggers13
27 - Two Who Loved 9:18 Gelesen von Kimberly Krause
28 - When A Maid Marries 16:29 Gelesen von Lynne T
29 - The Broken Wedding 16:35 Gelesen von Reeses118
30 - The Dance In The Desert 17:49 Gelesen von Reeses118
31 - How, Cola! 26:15 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
32 - The Fight At The Ford 10:10 Gelesen von Reeses118
33 - The Families Are Coming! 17:44 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
34 - A Matter Of Friendship 16:01 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
35 - Gee - Whoa - Haw! 8:41 Gelesen von Reeses118
36 - Two Love Letters 17:19 Gelesen von Kimberly Krause
37 - Jim Bridger Forgets 12:33 Gelesen von Lynne T
38 - When The Rockies Fell 24:14 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
39 - The Crossing 21:02 Gelesen von Mike Pelton
40 - Oregon! Oregon! 5:52 Gelesen von Tim Cote
41 - The Secret Of The Sierras 7:23 Gelesen von Tim Cote
42 - Kit Carson Rides 5:10 Gelesen von Tim Cote
43 - The Killer Killed 13:15 Gelesen von Tim Cote
44 - Yet If Love Lack 9:40 Gelesen von Tim Cote
45 - The Light Of The Whole World 9:27 Gelesen von Tim Cote

Bewertungen


(5 stars)

sometimes hard to get into the flow of the story since there was a new narrator every other chapter but overall a really good story


(3 stars)

Relaxing pioneer story but the narrator isn’t relaxing- she’s downright sleepy.

Throughly enjoyable


(4 stars)

This follows the trials and troubles of 100's of 'coverd wagons' travelling across the Great Plains, prior and upto the beginning of the gold rush. Throughly enjoyed it, however, Chapter 14 sounds like a child reading a story book, rather than someone describing a destructive storm and a romance between two adults. Poor choice of narrator on this occasion.

It’s a good western


(3.5 stars)

Nothing astonishing. It is a good book. Tells the story of a caravan heading to Oregon in 1848. Describes also the beginning of the Californian gold rush. The story of forbidden love is pleasant enough, albeit a little predictable because of the dichotomous characters.

Very good


(4.5 stars)

Great historic fiction. Well told with many plot twists. Seemed to end suddenly. Thanks to the volunteers.