Letters from the West
James Hall
Read by Ted Lienhart
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James Hall was a soldier, lawyer, circuit judge, newspaper editor, historian, and author of fiction. He was also the first publisher of a literary magazine west of Pittsburgh. Hall originally wrote some of the letters in this collection in 1820, while voyaging by keelboat down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh to Shawneetown, Illinois, where he established a law practice. He appears to have revised the 1820 letters and added more prior to publication in London in 1828. Much more than a description of his travels, the letters include his observations on many subjects, reflecting current affairs and his broad interests. Topics include: Cumberland Road; Internal Improvements in 1820s; Harman Blennerhassett; Burr's Conspiracy; Manners of the People in Old Northwest; General Presby Neville; Cincinnati in 1820s; Arthur St. Clair; Falls of the Ohio; Shawneetown Illinois; Backwoodsmen; Daniel Boone; Harpe Brothers; Regulators; Popular superstitions Ohio River Valley. - Summary by Ted Lienhart (7 hr 35 min)
Chapters
Preface | 1:43 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter I | 17:26 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter II | 34:39 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter III | 37:37 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter IV | 19:44 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter V | 18:54 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter VI | 24:46 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter VII | 12:51 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter VIII | 12:59 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter IX | 14:16 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter X | 10:25 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter XI | 11:06 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter XII | 10:10 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter XIII | 26:30 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter XIV | 23:26 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter XV | 16:21 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter XVI | 19:55 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter XVII | 20:30 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter XVIII | 11:56 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter XIX | 15:04 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter XX | 23:39 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter XXI | 24:01 | Read by Ted Lienhart |
Letter XXII | 47:50 | Read by Ted Lienhart |