The Covered Wagon
Emerson Hough
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
"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)
Chapters
01 - Youth Marches | 22:55 | Read by Lynne T |
02 - The Edge Of The World | 6:11 | Read by rookieblue |
03 - The Rendezvous | 18:48 | Read by Mike Pelton |
04 - Fever Of New Fortunes | 10:17 | Read by Mike Pelton |
05 - The Black Spaniard | 9:19 | Read by Mike Pelton |
06 - Issue Joined | 5:30 | Read by Mike Pelton |
07 - The Jump-Off | 9:42 | Read by Mike Pelton |
08 - Man Against Man | 11:20 | Read by Mike Pelton |
09 - The Brute | 10:07 | Read by Mike Pelton |
10 - Old Missoury | 4:20 | Read by rookieblue |
11 - When All The World Was Young | 11:06 | Read by Lynne T |
12 - The Dead Men's Tale | 8:17 | Read by John Lieder |
13 - Wild Fire | 24:20 | Read by Kimberly Krause |
14 - The Kiss | 19:45 | Read by Kimberly Krause |
15 - The Division | 12:33 | Read by Reeses118 |
16 - The Plains | 5:19 | Read by David Lawrence |
17 - The Great Encampment | 10:06 | Read by Reeses118 |
18 - Arrow And Plow | 22:50 | Read by Lynne T |
19 - Banion Of Doniphan's | 5:33 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
20 - The Buffalo | 17:22 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
21 - The Quicksands | 13:16 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
22 - A Secret Of Two | 7:12 | Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022) |
23 - An Armistice | 4:29 | Read by Lynne T |
24 - The Road West | 7:52 | Read by David Lawrence |
25 - Old Laramie | 14:11 | Read by Lynne T |
26 - The First Gold | 8:11 | Read by Mrjaggers13 |
27 - Two Who Loved | 9:18 | Read by Kimberly Krause |
28 - When A Maid Marries | 16:29 | Read by Lynne T |
29 - The Broken Wedding | 16:35 | Read by Reeses118 |
30 - The Dance In The Desert | 17:49 | Read by Reeses118 |
31 - How, Cola! | 26:15 | Read by Mike Pelton |
32 - The Fight At The Ford | 10:10 | Read by Reeses118 |
33 - The Families Are Coming! | 17:44 | Read by Mike Pelton |
34 - A Matter Of Friendship | 16:01 | Read by Mike Pelton |
35 - Gee - Whoa - Haw! | 8:41 | Read by Reeses118 |
36 - Two Love Letters | 17:19 | Read by Kimberly Krause |
37 - Jim Bridger Forgets | 12:33 | Read by Lynne T |
38 - When The Rockies Fell | 24:14 | Read by Mike Pelton |
39 - The Crossing | 21:02 | Read by Mike Pelton |
40 - Oregon! Oregon! | 5:52 | Read by Tim Cote |
41 - The Secret Of The Sierras | 7:23 | Read by Tim Cote |
42 - Kit Carson Rides | 5:10 | Read by Tim Cote |
43 - The Killer Killed | 13:15 | Read by Tim Cote |
44 - Yet If Love Lack | 9:40 | Read by Tim Cote |
45 - The Light Of The Whole World | 9:27 | Read by Tim Cote |
Reviews
Throughly enjoyable
Avid listener
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
Julien Carter
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.
A LibriVox Listener
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
Very good
Chalood
Great historic fiction. Well told with many plot twists. Seemed to end suddenly. Thanks to the volunteers.
A LibriVox Listener
Relaxing pioneer story but the narrator isn’t relaxing- she’s downright sleepy.