The Spenders: A Tale of the Third Generation
By Harry Leon Wilson
Length13h 11m
About this audiobook
A rugged, self-made pioneer watches in absolute disgust as his soft, entitled grandchildren squander the massive fortune he built with his own blood and sweat. Fearing the complete ruin of his legacy, the tough-as-nails patriarch stages a dramatic intervention, forcing his pampered heirs out of their opulent New York mansions and back to the unforgiving Western mines. Stripped of their wealth, the spoiled elite must learn the brutal, character-building realities of hard labor and genuine struggle. This sharp, insightful social commentary skewers the decadence of inherited wealth and champions the enduring virtues of the original American work ethic. It is a satisfying tale of redemption through grit and grime.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure, Horror
Length13 hrs 11 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 5, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I.
2The Second Generation is Removed
3CHAPTER II.: How the First Generation Once Righted Itself
4CHAPTER III.: Billy Brue Finds His Man
5CHAPTER IV.: The West Against the East
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6CHAPTER V.: Over the Hills
7CHAPTER VI.: A Meeting and a Clashing
8CHAPTER VII.: The Rapid-fire Lorgnon Is Spiked
9CHAPTER VIII.: Up Skiplap Canon
10CHAPTER IX.: Three Letters, Private and Confidential
11CHAPTER X.: The Price of Averting a Scandal
12CHAPTER XI.: How Uncle Peter Bines Once Cut Loose
13CHAPTER XII.: Plans for the Journey East
14CHAPTER XIII.: The Argonauts Return to the Rising Sun
15CHAPTER XIV.: Mr. Higbee Communicates Some Valuable Information
16CHAPTER XV.: Some Light With a Few Side-lights
17CHAPTER XVI.: With the Barbaric Hosts
18CHAPTER XVII.: The Patricians Entertain
19CHAPTER XVIII.: The Course of True Love at a House Party
20CHAPTER XIX.: An Afternoon Stroll and an Evening Catastrophe
21CHAPTER XX.: Doctor Von Herzlich Expounds the Hightower Hotel and Certain Allied Phenomena
22CHAPTER XXI.: The Diversions of a Young Multi-millionaire
23CHAPTER XXII.: The Distressing Adventure of Mrs. Bines
24CHAPTER XXIII.: The Summer Campaign Is Planned
25CHAPTER XXIV.: The Sight of a New Beauty, and Some Advice from Higbee
26CHAPTER XXV.: Horace Milbrey Upholds the Dignity of His House
27CHAPTER XXVI.: A Hot Day in New York, with News of an Interesting Marriage
28CHAPTER XXVII.: A Sensational Turn in the Milbrey Fortunes
29CHAPTER XXVIII.: Uncle Peter Bines Comes to Town With His Man
30CHAPTER XXIX.: Uncle Peter Bines Threatens to Raise Something
31CHAPTER XXX.: Uncle Peter Inspires His Grandson to Worthy Ambitions
32CHAPTER XXXI.: Concerning Consolidated Copper and Peter Bines as Matchmakers
33CHAPTER XXXII.: Devotion to Business and a Chance Meeting
34CHAPTER XXXIII.: The Amateur Napoleon of Wall Street
35CHAPTER XXXIV.: How the Chinook Came to Wall Street
36CHAPTER XXXV.: The News Broken, Whereupon an Engagement is Broken
37CHAPTER XXXVI.: The God in the Machine
38CHAPTER XXXVII.: The Departure of Uncle Peter—And Some German Philosophy
39CHAPTER XXXVIII.: Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring
40CHAPTER XXXIX.: An Unusual Plan of Action Is Matured
41CHAPTER XL.: Some Rude Behaviour, of Which Only a Western Man Could Be Guilty
42CHAPTER XLI.: The New Argonauts
43THE END.
44IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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