Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865 (FULL Audiobook)
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Published 2014-10-01
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Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865 - audiobook
Sarah Raymond HERNDON (1840 - 1914)
“We had spent almost all our money for toll, ferrying and other expenses on the road. It might be a serious matter to be in a strange place without money . . . There is nothing we can spare so well as Dick. . . . It would not do to be sentimental under existing circumstances.” This is the practical pioneer woman Sarah Raymond Herndon writing in her journal about selling her horse to finance the final days of her family’s trek across the plains to Montana. However, when her brother, Hillhouse, actually sells her beloved pony, Sarah is distraught. “I sobbed out loud. I could not help crying. I let the purse (with the money) roll out of my lap into the bottom of the wagon.” But then, she stiffens her resolve and displays a quiet sense of humor: “Of course, I knew the wagon bed was tight, and there was no danger of (the purse) being lost.” Sarah became the first school teacher in Virginia City, Montana. Her account of crossing the plains in 1865 is rich in emotion and incident. Summary by Sue Anderson
Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography
Language: English (FULL Audiobook)
All Comments (21)
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The reader is so perfect for this story. Thank you!
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What a very interesting account of this difficult journey, undertaken by so many. I feel as though i was there with them amidst all their joys and trials! Fabulous. Thank you.
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Thank you to the readers I felt like I took the journey The Pioneer women were so strong and should have been given more credit So glad I listened
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9 minutes in I was in tears. And, Sue, you are so fun to listen to. I bet you are a great mom. Aloha from Honolulu
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Great remembrance. And thanks to excellence of the reader.
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This was a very enjoyable memoir. I looked up the author on Google and found a few photographs of her. I enjoyed her lively happy spirit and observations. Her journey came to life for me and I now have a clearer picture of these times.
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Thank you for volunteering your time. Enjoyed the audiobook. To those complaining of the reading I am positive you contribute little to society. Was saddened to learn Neally died. If only her father had better sense.
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Ahh, how it would be too nod off during a nice summers evening spring-wagon ride! a delight it would be indeed! Never more...
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Beautiful story. Beautifully read. Many tears.8 min. in and I knew my morning was taken.. Thank you.
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Thanks for sharing this enjoyable & educational book. Much respect for the writer for providing future generations with this great first hahalfnd account of her epic journey.
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A fascinating memoir...brilliantly read. Like others Im sure I followed the journey by google maps! What an enormous and beautiful country. Thank you.
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Thanks for your narrative. Beautiful book, I have listened to it twice now.
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Thank you for narrating this. So interesting.
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I enjoyed this very interesting account of the immense journey so many settlers made across vast distances at that time. Its so sad to hear the disdain and contempt shown towards the natives of the land though, the attitude not even questioned.
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I love this dry clean narrative. Great book!
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This makes me realise how incredibly brave all emigrants were. Enjoying this so much. Excellent narrator.
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Born and raised Montanan here! :) loved this entire story. ❤️
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One thing I love about learning history is the little side-trails it takes you down. I enjoyed looking up the history of the Icarian Community of Corning, Iowa. The 1800s were certainly a time for experimental communities, with all the land seemingly available for settlement. Most of them failed, as the participants were more fervent about philosophy than experienced in pioneer farming. I could tell when she was passing Fort Collins, Colorado, where I used to live.
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Thank you for this audio book.I enjoyed all the details that were read. 5 hours is a long time and I am grateful for the volunteer who read it for us to enjoy.
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This is so enjoyable! I love to watch wagon train on TV, and think i was born in the wrong era! The story is very similar to Laura Ingals Wilders books that I've been listening to on the Libby app. Thank you so much for narrating! I am seriously thinking of looking into volunteering, as i like to read aloud. Sadly it strains my eyes these days if i read too much, so i am very thankful for this quality of audiobooks, and i can listen to my hearts content.
