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Many A River [Dramatized Adaptation]
By Elmer Kelton
Read by Michael John Casey, Sherry Berg, Ren Kasey, Nannette Savard, Margie Tompros, Bobby Aselford, Joel David Santner, Lily Beacon, Dylan Lynch, David Coyne, Yasmin Tuazon, David Jourdan, Scott McCormick, Nora Achrati, a full cast, Michael Glenn, Eric Messner, Steven Carpenter, Mort Shelby, Ken Jackson, Colleen Delany, Richard Rohan, Gary Telles, Terence Aselford, Thomas Penny, Nanette Savard, and Brad Smith
Audio Theater
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1 Format: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9798200816835
| Runtime: | 5.83 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
The Barfield family, Arkansas sharecroppers, are heading west with their sons Jeffrey and Todd. In far West Texas their camp is attacked by Comanche raiders and the elder Barfields are killed and scalped. The younger boy, Todd, is taken captive by the Indians. The older son, Jeffrey, manages to hide and is rescued by the militia men. Jeffrey is taken in by a home-steading family, while Todd is sold, for a rifle and gunpowder, to a Comanchero trader named January.
Both become caught up in the turbulence of the Civil War, which even in remote West Texas, the border country with New Mexico, pits Confederate sympathizers against Unionists. The brothers, separated by violence, are destined to be rejoined by violence. Will they meet as friends or deadly enemies?
Author
Author Bio: Elmer Kelton
Elmer Kelton (1926–2009) was an award-winning author of more than forty novels. He won seven Spur Awards from Western Writers of America and four Western Heritage Awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. He was also the recipient of the Owen Wister Lifetime Achievement award. His novel The Good Old Boys was made into a television film starring Tommy Lee Jones. He also wrote sixteen works of nonfiction. He grew up on a ranch near Crane, Texas, served in the infantry in World War II, and earned a journalism degree from the University of Texas. His first novel, Hot Iron, was published in 1956. In addition to his novels, he worked as an agricultural journalist for forty-two years.
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| Available Formats : | MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Runtime: | 5.83 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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