The Last of the Plainsmen


Lu par John W. Michaels

(4.6 stars; 266 reviews)

Travel along as Mike Vendetti aka miketheauctioneer narrates an outstanding true account of a trip made in 1909 by Zane Grey and a plainsman, Buffalo Jones, through the Grand Canyon to lasso a cougar. That’s right, lasso. Throw a rope around. That’s equivalent to catching one by the tail.

As I narrated this book, I found fact to be as exciting as fiction. This part of the west was relatively wild and untamed at this time. Wolves, wild horses, buffalo and other wildlife were quite prevalent, and the Indians were not that friendly.

This adventure would never make it to “Animal Planet”, or as a National Geographic special, because there is quite a lot of what we would consider cruelty to animals, but this is a true story, and life as it was at the turn of the last century. Parts of this story will offend the sensibilities of some, but it is a glimpse into a world that no longer exists. I was definitely drawn into this story, as I hope the listener will be. (Summary by Mike Vendetti) (7 hr 11 min)

Chapitres

00 - Prefatory Note 3:39 Lu par John W. Michaels
01 - The Arizona Desert 36:10 Lu par John W. Michaels
02 - The Range 34:01 Lu par John W. Michaels
03 - The Last Herd 27:47 Lu par John W. Michaels
04 - The Trail 32:45 Lu par John W. Michaels
05 - Oak Spring 13:10 Lu par John W. Michaels
06 - The White Mustang 18:18 Lu par John W. Michaels
07 - Snake Gulch 24:16 Lu par John W. Michaels
08 - Naza! Naza! Naza! 15:28 Lu par John W. Michaels
09 - The Land of the Musk-Ox 20:39 Lu par John W. Michaels
10 - Success and Failure 30:54 Lu par John W. Michaels
11 - On the Siwash 31:09 Lu par John W. Michaels
12 - Old Tom 27:48 Lu par John W. Michaels
13 - Singing Cliffs 28:24 Lu par John W. Michaels
14 - All Heroes but One 28:32 Lu par John W. Michaels
15 - Jones on Cougars 15:41 Lu par John W. Michaels
16 - Kitty 37:06 Lu par John W. Michaels
17 - Conclusion 5:23 Lu par John W. Michaels

Critiques

Fantastic


(5 stars)

This book is a wonderful early travelogue and the narrator is brilliant, his lovely deep sonorous voice is perfect for the material, despite the (sometimes) raw nature of the writing there are some very funny passages and the reader captures the humour in the book perfectly. Highly recommended

mountain history


(5 stars)

excellent reader telling a larger than life story. If you want to know a little bit more about The gap between old frontier days and the preservation of it This is a good read.

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(5 stars)

this is a total Man story this is a story for men about men of western novels a lot of western novels

MEN WERE MEN WERE MEN


(5 stars)

What a trip! I am exhausted and bruised from this hunt. It was just like one of those Disney specials narrated by Rex Allen, except with no video.


(5 stars)

Wow! This is the best narration of any book I’ve ever listened to. It’s as good or maybe better than reading one of my dad’s old hard back Zane Grey novels.


(5 stars)

Great story read by a reader as good as they come. Here in Idaho we still have hunters that life like this, making the story all the more relevant and fun.

Interesting snapshot of the west.


(5 stars)

The reader was perfect for the story. This is the first Zane Grey book I've listened to or read, I will be looking up more.


(4.5 stars)

Such vivid descriptions made me want to be a spectator. No one can write a story like Zane Grey. No narrator could there better be than Mike Vendetti.