Zachary Cowan has narrated 5 audiobooks on Listento.it by 5 authors, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 2 ratings. The most-rated is Ocean Life in the Old Sailing-Ship Days.
Tecumseh of the Shawnee People Speaks
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Chief Tecumseh of the Shawnee people addresses other Native American chiefs, to rally them into resistance against encroachment by the US government. He calls for unity against an enemy that is too strong for any individual tribe to resist. The speech ends with an emotional call for the Native Americans to form one body, one heart, and to defend to the last warrior their country, their homes, their liberty, and the graves of their fathers.
Public Domain (P)2018 Museum Audiobooks
Ocean Life in the Old Sailing-Ship Days
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Captain John Whidden was an American merchant sailor who sailed all over the world. He wrote this work in 1908, partly as a memoir, but also to offer a snippet of the “old sailing ship days” before major changes occurred. It is a story of a boy from New England and his various roles on ships from the age of 12 to 37. He documents the changes in the shipping industry over the 19th and into the 20th century.
Public Domain (P)2019 Museum Audiobooks
Service with the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers: Four Years with the Iron Brigade
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Rufus R. Dawes (1838-1899) was just 23 years old when the Civil War broke out. He became a captain in the 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, one of the regiments forming the "Iron Brigade" of the Union Army of the Potomac. First published in 1890, this work records his regiment’s routine and operational actions, including Second Bull Run, Gettysburg, and Petersburg. Dawes also recorded details about daily camp life and individual soldiers. Museum Audiobooks strives to present audiobook versions of authentic, unabridged historical texts from prior eras which contain a variety of points of view. The texts do not represent the views or opinions of Museum Audiobooks, and in certain cases may contain perspectives or language that is objectionable to the modern listener.
Public Domain (P)2018 Museum Audiobooks
John Barleycorn
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John Barleycorn is an autobiographical work written by American author Jack London in 1913. Much of the book discusses alcholol and its influence on his life.
Public Domain (P)2020 Museum Audiobooks
Old Indian Days
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First published in 1907, Old Indian Days is a collection of stories about the Sioux of the Upper Midwest. Charles A. Eastman writes about the traditional life of his people, their culture, customs, family relations, and struggle for survival in stories like The Love of Antelope, The Madness of Bald Eagle, and The Singing Spirit. The Peace-Maker is the tale of a Sioux woman who bravely acts against the consumption of whiskey, while Blue Sky and She-Who-Has-a-Soul are further female heroes who make peace between tribes and races. The stories of Winona, reveal the daily life of Indian women, their rearing and education.
Public Domain (P)2020 Museum Audiobooks