Craig Savoye has 3 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 2 narrators. The most-rated is Addison True, Volume 1.
Cowboys, Ranchers, and Assorted Characters
Summary
A number of years ago, I heard some stories about ranch and Western life I thought were among the funniest anecdotes I had ever heard. It started a quest. Over a 10-year span, I interviewed 150 cowboys, ranchers, and others, mostly in Texas and Nebraska. The result is Cowboys, Ranchers, and Assorted Characters: True Tales from the New West. It's the best of the best anecdotes from those encounters. Laugh-out-loud tales of cowboys and cattlemen, ropers and riders, pranksters and brawlers, odd neighbors and crazy bulls, arranged in a collection of 23 profiles/character sketches. For authenticity sake, the narrative voice is toned-down Western vernacular. All Americans - whether rural, urban, or suburban dwellers - have been infused with the cowboy mystique through television and movies. We're nostalgic for the ranch on which we did not grow up. These stories tap into that hidden part of America’s collective psyche. But you don't have to be some sort of cowboy enthusiast to enjoy these stories. Nor do you have to live in the country. The stories' broad appeal derives from the fact that they are simply about people (some of the funniest characters you'll ever meet) whose stories just so happen to come wrapped in a cowboy-rancher-Western theme. This audiobook is everything a wide-ranging general nonfiction consumer is looking for: It’s original, funny, entertaining, well-written, there is strong storytelling, a collection of colorful characters, and a unique setting. Imagine Studs Terkel roaming the West and writing about the people he runs into, and you'll have a good feel for this audiobook. It's just plain fun, and the stories wear like an old pair of jeans.
©2018 Craig F Savoye (P)2019 Craig F Savoye
Addison True, Volume 2
Summary
The saga continues.... In the opening chapter of volume two, Addy is sheriff of Leavenworth during “bloody Kansas” days. In chapter seven, he and Stogie operate a Pony Express station deep in the heart of lawless Nebraska territory. In chapter eight, after some unfortunate incidents, Addison heads east to finally deliver Pard’s gold to his wife in Cincinnati...when the Civil War breaks out. Addy’s western skills quickly lead him to take on the role of army scout, but those duties eventually cross over into outright spying for Ulysses Grant, as well as Grenville Dodge. In chapter nine, Addy barely escapes the clutches of the rebels and finds himself in a symbiotic relationship with a runaway slave and his son. Using Addy’s knowledge of geography and survival skills and the runaway’s connection to slaves on the plantations they pass through, they head north. Chapter 10 concludes explosively with Addison back on the plains working as a scout for Dodge on the transcontinental railroad but looking to finally conclude his personal feud with Black Wolf. The Brule Chief has removed to Powder River country to fight with Red Cloud and Addy follows him there. When you finish volume two, if you love the book please consider not only writing a review but also posting a positive comment on Facebook or Tweeting your friends about it. I have been rejected by the New York publishing world dozens of times over a score of years. Help me sell a zillion downloads of Addy and thereby strike a blow at the Manhattan monolith while also sending them a message: If you don’t know what a good book is, the people will tell you.
©2018 Craig Fitzhugh Savoye (P)2020 Craig Fitzhugh Savoye
Addison True, Volume 1
Summary
Addison True is an old school, rollicking western adventure ride - a sweeping, epic American saga. The historical novel is 1000 pages in print but split into two volumes for Audible. It follows the title character, a quintessential American hero, from Addy’s arrival in Gold Rush San Francisco in 1849, age 18, to guiding a winter-trapped wagon train down the back side of the Sierra, pioneering a stagecoach route through Apache territory, getting caught in the 1855 Plains war, serving as sheriff of Leavenworth during “bloody Kansas” days, Pony Express station keeper in Nebraska territory, to the Civil War. He is a scout-turned-spy for Grant at Vicksburg, and he and a slave escape north from Mississippi to Ohio. There is a concluding chapter back on the Plains.
©2020 Craig Savoye (P)2020 Craig Savoye