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Pine Tree Ballads: Rhymed Stories of Unplaned Human Natur' up in Maine
By Holman Day
Length6h 14m
About this audiobook
Step into the rustic charm and unvarnished truth of rural life through a collection of vibrant, rhythmic verses. These poems capture the essence of everyday struggles, hearty laughs, and the enduring spirit of northern country folk. From tall tales told around the stove to poignant reflections on hard labor, every line resonates with authenticity. It offers a warm, nostalgic journey into a world where human nature is as rugged and enduring as the wilderness itself.
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GenrePoetry
Length6 hrs 14 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1OUR HOME FOLKS
40MEAN SAM GREEN
2FEEDIN’ THE STOCK
41DICKERER JIM
3JOHN W. JONES
42BALLAD OF BENJAMIN BRANN
4DEED OF THE OLD HOME PLACE
43THE HEIRS
5OUR HOME FOLKS
44A. B. APPLETON, “PIRUT”
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6THANKSGIVIN’ JIM
45NEXT TO THE HEART
7“OLD POSH”
46WITH LOVE—FROM MOTHER
8THE SUN-BROWNED DADS OF MAINE
47THE QUAKER WEDDING
9“HEAVENLY CROWN” RICH
48THE MADAWASKA WOOING
10OLD “FIGGER-FOUR”
49THE SONG OF THE MAN WHO DRIVES
11PHEBE AND ICHABOD
50THE OLD PEWTER PITCHER
12WHEN OUR HERO COMES TO MAINE
51OUR GOOD PREVARICATORS
13UNCLE TASCUS AND THE DEED
52OUR LIARS HERE IN MAINE
14SONGS OF THE SEA AND SHORE
53THE BALLAD OF DOC PLUFF
15TALE OF A SHAG-EYED SHARK
54THE BALLAD OF HUNNEMAN TWO
16THE GREAT JEEHOOKIBUS WHALE
55ORADUDOLPH MOODY, REPRESENTATIVE-ELECT
17“AS BESEEMETH MEN”
56TRIBUTE TO MR. ATKINS’S BASS VOICE
18THE NIGHT OF THE WHITE REVIEW
57JIM’S TRANSLATION
19THE BALLAD OF ORASMUS NUTE
58ELIPHALET JONES—INVENTOR
20THE DORYMAN’S SONG
59THE PANTS JEMIMY MADE
21WE FELLERS DIGGIN’ CLAMS
60BALLADS OF “CAPERS AND ACTIONS”
22DAN’L AND DUNK
61BALLAD OF ELKANAH B. ATKINSON
23THE AWFUL WAH-HOOH-WOW
62BALLAD OF OBADI FRYE
24SKIPPER JASON ELLISON
63AT THE OLD FOLKS’ WHANG
25BALLADS OF DRIVE AND CAMP
64IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
26THE RAPO-GENUS CHRISTMAS BALL
65DRIVIN’ THE STAGE
27BALLADS OF DRIVE AND CAMP
66“DOC”
28WHEN THE ALLEGASH DRIVE GOES THROUGH
67ANOTHER “TEA REBELLION”
29THE KNIGHT OF THE SPIKE-SOLE BOOTS
68“LIKE AN OLD COW’S TAIL”
30’BOARD FOR THE ALLEGASH”
69PASSING IT ALONG
31THE WANGAN CAMP
70A SETTIN’ HEN
32PLUG TOBACCO AT SOURDNAHUNK
71BALLAD OF DEACON PEASLEE
33O’CONNOR FROM THE DRIVE
72THE WORST TEACHER
34JUST HUMAN NATURE
73THE TUCKVILLE GRAND BALL
35BALLAD OF OZY B. ORR
74THE ONE-RING SHOW
36THE BALLAD OF “OLD SCRATCH”
75THE SWITCH FOR HIRAM BROWN
37WHEN ’LISH PLAYED OX
76THE JUMPER
38OLD “TEN PER CENT”
77ISHMAEL’S BREED
39DIDN’T BUST HIS FORK
78IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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