Bob Hampton of Placer (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Western NovelBy Randall Parrish
Length10h 18m
About this audiobook
Bob Hampton of Placer is a vigorous frontier romance set amid the rough moral landscape of the American West, where mining camps, army posts, saloons, and open plains form a theatre of danger and redemption. Parrish combines the conventions of the Western adventure with sentimental romance and post–Civil War memory, shaping Bob Hampton as a man shadowed by reputation yet capable of courage, loyalty, and sacrifice. Its prose is direct, dramatic, and pictorial, reflecting the popular historical-romance tradition of the early twentieth century. Randall Parrish, an Illinois-born journalist, clergyman, and prolific novelist, brought to his fiction a reporter's eye for incident and a moralist's concern with character under pressure. Though he wrote after the frontier had largely passed into legend, Parrish helped transform it into popular literary myth, drawing on national memories of war, settlement, and social reinvention. His interest in honorable conduct amid lawlessness clearly informs Hampton's journey. This novel is recommended to readers who value classic Western fiction not merely for action, but for its study of identity, reputation, and moral recovery. It offers an engaging portrait of frontier society and remains rewarding for those interested in American popular literature and the romance of the West.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure
Length10 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 10, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
22CHAPTER X
2PART I
23CHAPTER XI
3CHAPTER I
24CHAPTER XII
4CHAPTER II
25CHAPTER XIII
5CHAPTER III
26CHAPTER XIV
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6CHAPTER IV
27CHAPTER XV
7CHAPTER V
28CHAPTER XVI
8CHAPTER VI
29CHAPTER XVII
9CHAPTER VII
30PART III
10CHAPTER VIII
31CHAPTER I
11CHAPTER IX
32CHAPTER II
12PART II
33CHAPTER III
13CHAPTER I
34CHAPTER IV
14CHAPTER II
35CHAPTER V
15CHAPTER III
36CHAPTER VI
16CHAPTER IV
37CHAPTER VII
17CHAPTER V
38CHAPTER VIII
18CHAPTER VI
39CHAPTER IX
19CHAPTER VII
40CHAPTER X
20CHAPTER VIII
41Memorable Quotes
21CHAPTER IX
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