Local Color Collection Vol. 001
Various
18 chapters · 3 h 19 min · English
Read by Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010), Laurie Anne Walden, Andy Minter (1934-2017), Elaine Hamby, Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023), James Christopher and others
Poetry · Short Stories · Miscellaneous
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In this celebration of diversity, learn about the myriad histories and cultures behind our volunteers. (summary by Eric Ray)
Chapters
1 Along the New Jersey Shore. Boardwalk for Long Branch; Many Improvements Promise, July 10, 1904 4 min 2 April - North Carolina 1 min 3 Black Country, The from Rides on Railroads 40 min 4 The British Matron 6 min 5 Calilfornia State Declaration of Rights (1849) 8 min 6 The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County 15 min 7 The Cliff Dwellers - from <i>Arizona Sketches</i> 12 min 8 The Devil's Dance-Chamber - from Myths and Legends of Our Own Land: Volume 01 3 min 9 The First World War - Selections from the Manchester Guardian 24 min 10 The History of Simcoe County (excerpt from Chapter 5) 15 min 11 Hundreds of Lives Lost, June 1, 1889 12 min 12 New Jersey Colored Men. Special Dispatch, August 24, 1872 7 min 13 Origin of the Shell Mounds 8 min 14 Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey (excerpt) 21 min 15 Seccessionists Being Armed, March 14, 1863 4 min 16 Silences and Note on the Chimes from Carolina Chansons 5 min 17 The Two Sisters - from Legends of Vancouver (Chapter 1) 11 min 18 Upon Westminster Bridge 1 min
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