Starlight Ranch And Other Stories Of Army Life On The Frontier


Read by David Wales

(4.7 stars; 21 reviews)

Five stories of Army life in the mid to late 19th century. Charles King (1844 – 1933) was a United States soldier and a distinguished writer. He wrote and edited over 60 books and novels. Among his list of titles are Campaigning with Crook, Fort Frayne, Under Fire and Daughter of the Sioux. (Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales) (7 hr 56 min)

Chapters

01 Starlight Ranch Part 1 35:14 Read by David Wales
02 Starlight Ranch Part 2 29:09 Read by David Wales
03 Well Won; Or From The Plains To 'The Point' Ch 1 Ralph McCrea 20:07 Read by David Wales
04 Well Won... Ch 2 Cavalry On The March 15:59 Read by David Wales
05 Well Won... Ch 3 Danger In The Air 21:20 Read by David Wales
06 Well Won... Ch 4 Cut Off 18:07 Read by David Wales
07 Well Won... Ch 5 At Farron's Ranch 16:10 Read by David Wales
08 Well Won... Ch 6 A Night Of Peril 20:19 Read by David Wales
09 Well Won... Ch 7 The Rescue 21:38 Read by David Wales
10 From 'The Point' To The Plains Ch 1 A Cadet's Sister 19:35 Read by David Wales
11 From 'The Point' To The Plains Ch 2 A Cadet Scapegrace 20:32 Read by David Wales
12 From 'The Point' To The Plains Ch 3 Amantium Irae 26:04 Read by David Wales
13 From 'The Point' To The Plains Ch 4 The Woman Tempted Me 18:32 Read by David Wales
14 From 'The Point' To The Plains Ch 5 A Midnight Inspection 16:21 Read by David Wales
15 From 'The Point' To The Plains Ch 6 The Last Dance 25:21 Read by David Wales
16 From 'The Point' To The Plains Ch 7 Black Canon 18:34 Read by David Wales
17 From 'The Point' To The Plains Ch 8 Captured 16:53 Read by David Wales
18 The Worst Man In The Troop Part 1 32:14 Read by David Wales
19 The Worst Man In The Troop Part 2 29:22 Read by David Wales
20 Van Part 1 28:50 Read by David Wales
21 Van Part 2 25:45 Read by David Wales

Reviews

Wonderful work


(5 stars)

Absorbing detail and dramatic telling. Last chapter left me in tears. Very well read.

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(5 stars)

excellent short stories of old frontier Life and cadets of the United States army.