Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure


Read by Elsie Selwyn

Written a year after the events, this is an eyewitness account of the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862. Early in the American Civil War, in April 1862, Union volunteers led by a civilian, James J. Andrews, conducted a military mission to damage as much of the Western and Atlantic Railroad as possible. The aim was to sabotage the Confederate army. The Union raiders commandeered a train, The General, in Big Shanty, Georgia. Confederate forces quickly gave chase, both on foot and by locomotive. The result of the military raid and its aftermath are detailed in this book. - Summary by Elsie Selwyn (5 hr 14 min)

Chapters

Preface and Introduction 13:54 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter 1 14:24 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter 2 11:06 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter 3 12:13 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter 4 11:51 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter 5 24:45 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter 6 16:37 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter 7 23:17 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter 8 24:18 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter 9 27:09 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter 10 14:48 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter 11 10:46 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter 12 18:13 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter 13 17:36 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter 14 25:45 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter 15 22:29 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter 16 25:08 Read by Elsie Selwyn