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Length15h 24m
About this audiobook
Leaving behind the plow for the pen, a young man chronicles the vanishing lifestyle of the agrarian Midwest, exposing the grueling reality of farm life while chasing the elusive dream of becoming a writer.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length15 hrs 24 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I
37CHAPTER XIX
2Home from the War
38End of School Days
3CHAPTER II
39CHAPTER XX
4The McClintocks
40The Land of the Dakotas
5CHAPTER III
41CHAPTER XXI
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6The Home in the Coulee
42The Grasshopper and the Ant
7CHAPTER IV
43CHAPTER XXII
8Father Sells the Farm
44We Discover New England
9CHAPTER V
45CHAPTER XXIII
10The Last Threshing in the Coulee
46Coasting Down Mt. Washington
11CHAPTER VI
47CHAPTER XXIV
12David and His Violin
48Tramping, New York, Washington, and Chicago
13CHAPTER VII
49CHAPTER XXV
14Winnesheik "Woods and Prairie Lands"
50The Land of the Straddle-Bug
15CHAPTER VIII
51CHAPTER XXVI
16We Move Again
52On to Boston
17CHAPTER IX
53CHAPTER XXVII
18Our First Winter on the Prairie
54Enter a Friend
19CHAPTER X
55CHAPTER XXVIII
20The Homestead on the Knoll
56A Visit to the West
21CHAPTER XI
57CHAPTER XXIX
22School Life
58I Join the Anti-Poverty Brigade
23CHAPTER XII
59CHAPTER XXX
24Chores and Almanacs
60My Mother is Stricken
25CHAPTER XIII
61CHAPTER XXXI
26Boy Life on the Prairie
62Main Travelled Roads
27CHAPTER XIV
63CHAPTER XXXII
28Wheat and the Harvest
64The Spirit of Revolt
29CHAPTER XV
65CHAPTER XXXIII
30Harriet Goes Away
66The End of the Sunset Trail
31CHAPTER XVI
67CHAPTER XXXIV
32We Move to Town
68We Go to California
33CHAPTER XVII
69CHAPTER XXXV
34A Taste of Village Life
70The Homestead in the Valley
35CHAPTER XVIII
71IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
36Back to the Farm
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