The Covered Wagon


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.4 stars; 55 reviews)

"Look at 'em come, Jesse! More and more! Must be forty or fifty families." This is an old-fashioned adventure tale set on the Oregon Trail, just before the California Gold Rush. It is the story of a wagon train bound for the west, and the conflict which arises due to of a love triangle. Indian fights, buffalo hunts, dangerous river crossings and other dangers of the trail add to a gripping and entertaining yarn. (Summary by Lynne Thompson) (9 hr 25 min)

Chapitres

01 - Youth Marches 22:55 Lu par Lynne T
02 - The Edge Of The World 6:11 Lu par rookieblue
03 - The Rendezvous 18:48 Lu par Mike Pelton
04 - Fever Of New Fortunes 10:17 Lu par Mike Pelton
05 - The Black Spaniard 9:19 Lu par Mike Pelton
06 - Issue Joined 5:30 Lu par Mike Pelton
07 - The Jump-Off 9:42 Lu par Mike Pelton
08 - Man Against Man 11:20 Lu par Mike Pelton
09 - The Brute 10:07 Lu par Mike Pelton
10 - Old Missoury 4:20 Lu par rookieblue
11 - When All The World Was Young 11:06 Lu par Lynne T
12 - The Dead Men's Tale 8:17 Lu par John Lieder
13 - Wild Fire 24:20 Lu par Kimberly Krause
14 - The Kiss 19:45 Lu par Kimberly Krause
15 - The Division 12:33 Lu par Reeses118
16 - The Plains 5:19 Lu par David Lawrence
17 - The Great Encampment 10:06 Lu par Reeses118
18 - Arrow And Plow 22:50 Lu par Lynne T
19 - Banion Of Doniphan's 5:33 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
20 - The Buffalo 17:22 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
21 - The Quicksands 13:16 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
22 - A Secret Of Two 7:12 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
23 - An Armistice 4:29 Lu par Lynne T
24 - The Road West 7:52 Lu par David Lawrence
25 - Old Laramie 14:11 Lu par Lynne T
26 - The First Gold 8:11 Lu par Mrjaggers13
27 - Two Who Loved 9:18 Lu par Kimberly Krause
28 - When A Maid Marries 16:29 Lu par Lynne T
29 - The Broken Wedding 16:35 Lu par Reeses118
30 - The Dance In The Desert 17:49 Lu par Reeses118
31 - How, Cola! 26:15 Lu par Mike Pelton
32 - The Fight At The Ford 10:10 Lu par Reeses118
33 - The Families Are Coming! 17:44 Lu par Mike Pelton
34 - A Matter Of Friendship 16:01 Lu par Mike Pelton
35 - Gee - Whoa - Haw! 8:41 Lu par Reeses118
36 - Two Love Letters 17:19 Lu par Kimberly Krause
37 - Jim Bridger Forgets 12:33 Lu par Lynne T
38 - When The Rockies Fell 24:14 Lu par Mike Pelton
39 - The Crossing 21:02 Lu par Mike Pelton
40 - Oregon! Oregon! 5:52 Lu par Tim Cote
41 - The Secret Of The Sierras 7:23 Lu par Tim Cote
42 - Kit Carson Rides 5:10 Lu par Tim Cote
43 - The Killer Killed 13:15 Lu par Tim Cote
44 - Yet If Love Lack 9:40 Lu par Tim Cote
45 - The Light Of The Whole World 9:27 Lu par Tim Cote

Critiques


(5 stars)

sometimes hard to get into the flow of the story since there was a new narrator every other chapter but overall a really good story


(3 stars)

Relaxing pioneer story but the narrator isn’t relaxing- she’s downright sleepy.

Throughly enjoyable


(4 stars)

This follows the trials and troubles of 100's of 'coverd wagons' travelling across the Great Plains, prior and upto the beginning of the gold rush. Throughly enjoyed it, however, Chapter 14 sounds like a child reading a story book, rather than someone describing a destructive storm and a romance between two adults. Poor choice of narrator on this occasion.

It’s a good western


(3.5 stars)

Nothing astonishing. It is a good book. Tells the story of a caravan heading to Oregon in 1848. Describes also the beginning of the Californian gold rush. The story of forbidden love is pleasant enough, albeit a little predictable because of the dichotomous characters.

Very good


(4.5 stars)

Great historic fiction. Well told with many plot twists. Seemed to end suddenly. Thanks to the volunteers.