Homesteader
Oscar Micheaux
70 chapters · 17 h 13 min · English
Read by Geoff Blanchard, PhyllisV, Lynda Marie Neilson, Shashank Jakhmola, Nila Dudley, Dan Hu and others
Family Life
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The Homesteader is a semi-autobiographic novel about Jean Baptiste, an African-American homesteader in the Dakotas. He meets Agnes who he falls in love with, however as Agnes is presumed to be white, he is not allowed to marry her, so instead he marries the daughter of a black preacher, Orlean, which eventually, due to family issues, ends in a tragedy. Returning to his homestead, he finds Agnes again and discovers her upbringing and past, which brings the book to its conclusion. (Summary by Lynda Marie Neilson)
Chapters
1 Chapter I - Epoch the First - Agnes 15 min 2 Chapter II - Epoch the First - The Homesteader 14 min 3 Chapter III - Epoch the First - At the Sod House 19 min 4 Chapter IV - Epoch the First - She Could Never Be Anything to Him 14 min 5 Chapter V - Epoch the First - When the Indians Shot the Town Up 12 min 6 Chapter VI - Epoch the First - The Infidel, A Jew and A German 12 min 7 Chapter VII - Epoch the First - The Day Before 10 min 8 Chapter VIII - Epoch the First - An Enterprising Young Man 30 min 9 Chapter IX - Epoch the First - "Christine! Christine!" 12 min 10 Chapter X - Epoch the First - "You Have Never Been This Way Before" 10 min 11 Chapter XI - Epoch the First - What Jean Baptiste Found in the Well 9 min 12 Chapter XII - Epoch the First - Miss Stewart Receives a Caller 13 min 13 Chapter XIII - Epoch the First - The Coming of the Railroad 21 min 14 Chapter XIV - Epoch the First - The Administrating Angel 16 min 15 Chapter XV - Epoch the First - Oh, My Jean 14 min 16 Chapter XVI - Epoch the First - "Bill" Prescott Proposes 15 min 17 Chapter XVII - Epoch the First - Harvest Time and What Came with It 21 min 18 Chapter I - Epoch the Second - Regarding the Intermarriage of Races 21 min 19 Chapter II - Epoch the Second - Which? 13 min 20 Chapter III - Epoch the Second - Memories, N. Justine McCarthy 29 min 21 Chapter IV - Epoch the Second - Orlean 23 min 22 Chapter V - Epoch the Second - A Proposal: A Proposition; A Certain Mrs. Pruitt, And a Letter 9 min 23 Chapter VI - Epoch the Second - The Prairie Fire 11 min 24 Chapter VII - Epoch the Second - Vanity 20 min 25 Chapter VIII - Epoch the Second - Married 10 min 26 Chapter IV - Epoch the Second - Orlean Receives a Letter and Advice 16 min 27 Chapter X - Epoch the Second - Eugene Crook 10 min 28 Chapter XI - Epoch the Second - Reverend McCarthy Pays a Visit 11 min 29 Chapter XII - Epoch the Second - Reverend McCarthy Decides to Set Baptiste Right, But 10 min 30 Chapter XIII - Epoch the Second - The Wolf 12 min 31 Chapter XIV - Epoch the Second - The Contest 9 min 32 Chapter XV - Epoch the Second - Compromised 15 min 33 Chapter XVI - Epoch the Second - The Evil Genius 15 min 34 Chapter XVII - Epoch the Second - The Coward 13 min 35 Chapter I - Epoch the Third - Chicago, The Boomerang 11 min 36 Chapter Ii - Epoch the Third - The Great Question 20 min 37 Chapter III - Epoch the Third - Glavis Makes A Promise 13 min 38 Chapter IV - Epoch the Third - The Gambler's Story 14 min 39 Chapter V - Epoch the Third - The Preacher's Evil Influence 13 min 40 Chapter VI - Epoch the Third - More of the Preacher's Work 14 min 41 Chapter VII - Epoch the Third - A Great Astronomer 17 min 42 Chapter VIII - Epoch the Third - N. Justine McCarthy Preaches a Sermon 12 min 43 Chapter IX - Epoch the Third - What the People Were Saying 12 min 44 Chapter X - Epoch the Third - "Until Then" 15 min 45 Chapter XI - Epoch the Third - "It's the Wrong Number" 16 min 46 Chapter XII - Epoch the Third - Mrs. Pruitt Effects a Plan 14 min 47 Chapter XIII - Epoch the Third - Mrs. Merley 13 min 48 Chapter XIV - Epoch the Third - "Oh, Merciful God! Close Thou Mine Eyes!" 15 min 49 Chapter XV - Epoch the Third - "Love You, God, I Hate You!" 17 min 50 Chapter XVI - Epoch the Third - A Strange Dream 15 min 51 Chapter I - Epoch the Fourth - The Drought 10 min 52 Chapter II - Epoch the Fourth - The Foreclosure 14 min 53 Chapter III - Epoch the Fourth - Irene Grey 14 min 54 Chapter IV - Epoch the Fourth - What Might Have Been 18 min 55 Chapter V - Epoch the Fourth - "Tell Me Why You Didn't Answer the Last Letter I Wrote You" 14 min 56 Chapter VI - Epoch the Fourth - The Story 18 min 57 Chapter VII - Epoch the Fourth - Her Birthright "for a Mess of Pottage" 9 min 58 Chapter VIII - Epoch the Fourth - Action 12 min 59 Chapter IX - Epoch the Fourth - Gossip 15 min 60 Chapter X - Epoch the Fourth - A Discovery, and a Surprise 15 min 61 Chapter XI - Epoch the Fourth - The Bishop's Inquisition 29 min 62 Chapter XII - Epoch the Fourth - The Bishop Acts 8 min 63 Chapter XIII - Epoch the Fourth - Where the Weak Must Be Strong 13 min 64 Chapter XIV - Epoch the Fourth - The Trial, the Lie, "As Guilty As Hell!" 16 min 65 Chapter XV - Epoch the Fourth - Grim Justice 16 min 66 Chapter XVI - Epoch the Fourth - A Friend 14 min 67 Chapter XVII - Epoch the Fourth - The Mystery 14 min 68 Chapter XVIII - Epoch the Fourth - "Vengeance is Mine. I Will Repay" 20 min 69 Chapter XIX - Epoch the Fourth - When the Truth Became Known 14 min 70 Chapter XX - Epoch the Fourth - As it Was in the Beginning 11 min
