Length5h 34m
About this audiobook
In the shadow of the mountains, survival was never guaranteed.
The land demanded work.
The winters demanded endurance.
And the house demanded people willing to hold it together when everything else threatened to come apart.
The House Held Steady is a sweeping generational novel of the American West. It follows one family through hardship, faith, sacrifice, and the quiet responsibility of building something meant to last beyond a single lifetime.
Bound by land, labor, and the difficult choices that echo across generations, these ordinary people face the frontier not as flawless heroes, but as steadfast souls who simply keep going — one steady day at a time.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length5 hrs 34 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 22, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Authors Note
2Chapter 1 — West
3Chapter 2 — The Crossing
4Chapter 6 — Fishing
5Chapter 7 — The Sky Turns
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6Chapter 8 — The Bend in the Road
7Chapter 4 — The Milk
8Chapter 9 — The Job Offer
9Chapter 10 — The Drive to Market
10Chapter 11 — The Gambling Room
11Chapter 5 — A Quiet Morning on the Plains
12Chapter 12 — The Road Back
13Chapter 13 — The Campfire
14Chapter 3 — Boots
15Chapter 14 — The Stove
16Chapter 15 — Home Ground
17Chapter 16 — The Letter
18Chapter 17 — Winter
19Chapter 18 — The First Sound of Spring
20Chapter 19 — The Edge of Another Man’s Ground
21Chapter 20 — The Work of It
22Chapter 21 — The Fire Holds
23Chapter 22 — Return from the Drive
24Chapter 23 — General Store & First Meeting
25Chapter 24 — The Visit at the Ranch
26Chapter 25 — Visiting the Carters
27Chapter 26 — The Man Who Came With News
28Chapter 27 — The Store
29Chapter 28 — Sunday Supper
30Chapter 29 — The Wall That Didn’t Hold
31Chapter 30 — The Storm on the Pass
32Chapter 31 — Sunday Supper Again
33Chapter 32 — News Travels Fast
34Chapter 33 — The Wedding at the Ranch
35Chapter 34 — Sam Returns
36Chapter 35 — The Letter for Sam Calder
37Chapter 36 — The First Harvest Dance
38Chapter 37 — To Silver Creek
39Chapter 38 — The Boy Who Arrived
40Chapter 39 — Around Mabel’s Table
41Chapter 40 — The Boy in the Snow
42Chapter 41 — Into the Timber
43Chapter 42 — Trade
44Chapter 43 — Branding Day
45Chapter 44 — Night Work
46Chapter 45 — Leaving
47Chapter 46 — The Drive With Zoa
48Chapter 47 — When a Place Gets Big Enough
49Chapter 48 — The Temptation of High Prices
50Chapter 49 — Election Day
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