The Half-Breed: A Tale of the Western Frontier
Walt Whitman
Read by Chuck Williamson
Published anonymously in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (with an earlier draft also appearing as “Arrow-Tip” in The Aristidean), The Half-Breed: A Tale of the Western Frontier is one of the few known works of long-form fiction written by Walt Whitman during the earliest part of his career. It tells the story of Arrow-Tip, a Native American who falls victim to frontier prejudice after the presumed murder of local blacksmith Peter Brown. Despite his presumed innocence, he is soon sentenced to die by hanging — even though there exists evidence that could possibly exonerate him. This narrative is further complicated by the presence of Boddo, a hideously deformed hunchback who is ostracized by the white settlers due to his mixed-race heritage. Fueled by spite and anger, Boddo uses this opportunity to take vengeance upon those who once tormented and humiliated him. - Summary by ChuckW (2 hr 11 min)
Chapters
Chapter I | 20:15 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
Chapter II | 11:01 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
Chapter III | 12:49 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
Chapter IV | 19:10 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
Chapter V | 10:54 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
Chapter VI | 12:09 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
Chapter VII | 13:07 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
Chaptr VIII | 12:27 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
Chapter IX | 19:58 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
Reviews
Loved the first chapter. Too bad that's all there is.
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