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The Adventures of a Woman Hobo

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Ethel and Dan Lynn wed in San Francisco in the immediate aftermath of the 1906 earthquake. The young couple soon moved to Chicago where she established a medical practice while he sought backing for a business based upon his invention. Within two years the move had proved disastrous. The Panic of 1907 dashed Dan's entrepreneurial dream and made it impossible for him to find steady work. Far worse, Ethel was diagnosed with tuberculosis and told she should return to California to improve her health. Their finances drained, they set out on a tandem bicycle that Dan retrofitted for the trek. This is Ethel's journal of their 1908 tramp across the western United States.

NOTE: There are issues of race in the telling of "The Adventures Of A Woman Hobo", particularly the use of an anti-black, derogatory term. It is LibriVox's policy to record texts as written. - Summary by Brian Fullen (5 hr 28 min)

Chapters

One, April 18, 1908. Chicago, Illinois and Two, April 27th, 1908.

18:52

Read by Brian Fullen

Three, May 4th. In a big barn and Four, May 6th, 1908

15:23

Read by April6090

Five: May 7th. At Crab-Apple Hedge and Six, Monday, May 11th. In the Mud.

19:43

Read by LizJ

Seven: Thursday, May 14th.

18:06

Read by Brian Fullen

Seven: Thursday, May 14th. (Continued)

14:05

Read by Brian Fullen

Eight: June 3rd. Somewhere in Nebraska.

21:12

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Eight: June 3rd. Somewhere in Nebraska. (Continued)

18:02

Read by valroth

Nine: June 6th. With a good Samaritan.

23:19

Read by Brize C

Ten: A Day in June. On the Open Road.

24:17

Read by Brize C

Eleven: Aboard a Modern Prairie Schooner.

25:53

Read by Brize C

Eleven: Aboard a Modern Prairie Schooner. (Continued)

23:59

Read by Brize C

Twelve: July 12, 1908. Sydney, Nebraska.

13:42

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Thirteen: July 23rd. Cheyenne, Wyoming. and Fourteen: July 24th. Cheyenne, Wyom…

19:12

Read by valroth

Fifteen: August 2nd. Laramie, Wyoming.

19:37

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Sixteen: August 9th. Ogden, Utah.

15:23

Read by Wayne Cooke

Sixteen: August 9th. Ogden, Utah. (Continued)

13:37

Read by Wayne Cooke

Seventeen: August 22nd. On the Sacramento River.

24:30

Read by Brize C

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i quite enjoyd that story.....keep up the good work

Excellent!

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1908 pre-cost of living crisis.