Who Would Have Thought It?
My Story of the American Civil War (Autobiographical Novel)By María Ruiz de Burton
Length12h 1m
About this audiobook
"Who Would Have Thought It?" details the struggles of a Mexican-American girl born in Indian captivity, Lola, in an American society obsessed with class, religion, race and gender. The first part of the book follows the central family in the years leading up to the start of the American Civil War and the attack on Fort Sumter (1857–1861), and flashbacks are meant to take the readers back further than that time line, such as the kidnapping of Lola's mother in 1846. The second part chronicles the events that took place during the Civil War (1861–1864). Each chapter focuses on a particular character and is told from an omniscient point of view. Who Would Have Thought It? is a semi-autobiographical novel written by María Ruiz de Burton and it reflects the author's ambiguous position between the small in number Californio elite and the Anglo-American populace, which form the majority of the United States population.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, General Fiction
Length12 hrs 1 min
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 4, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. THE ARRIVAL.
32CHAPTER XXXII. MRS. NORVAL'S CONSCIENCE SPEAKS LOUDLY.
2CHAPTER II. THE LITTLE BLACK GIRL.
33CHAPTER XXXIII. MRS. NORVAL'S CONSCIENCE WAXES DICTATORIAL.-SHE OBEYS.
3CHAPTER III. THE MYSTERIOUS BIG BOXES.
34CHAPTER XXXIV. MRS. NORVAL'S VIRTUOUS IMPULSE REWARDED.
4CHAPTER IV. WHAT THE MYSTERIOUS BOXES CONTAINED.
35CHAPTER XXXV. MESSRS. WAGG AND HEAD TRAVEL TOGETHER.
5CHAPTER V. THE ROUGH PEBBLES.
36CHAPTER XXXVI. THE RETURNED PRISONERS, AND WHAT THEY SAID.
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6CHAPTER VI. LOLA COMMENCES HER EDUCATION.
37CHAPTER XXXVII. MRS. NORVAL'S MENTAL DEBUT.
7CHAPTER VII. LOLA'S MOTHER.
38CHAPTER XXXVIII. IN WHICH THE MAJOR, LIKE YORICK, WAS A FELLOW OF INFINITE HUMOR.
8CHAPTER VIII. THE TROPHIES OF MILTIADES DO NOT LET ME SLEEP."
39CHAPTER XXXIX. JULIAN CARRIES THE WAR INTO AFRICA.
9CHAPTER IX. POTATIONS, PLOTTING, AND PROPRIETY.
40CHAPTER XL. THE MAJOR'S STAFF.
10CHAPTER X. HOW A VIRTUOUS MÅTRON WAS KEPT AWAKE.
41CHAPTER XLI. ISAAC IN THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY.
11CHAPTER XI. MRS. NORVAL DID NOT ENJOY HER BUCKWHEAT-CAKES, AND JULIAN WOULDN'T WRITE ANY MORE POETRY.
42CHAPTER XLII SHAKE NOT THY GORY LOCKS AT ME. THOU CANST NOT SAY I DID IT."
12CHAPTER XII. SOMETHING ABOUT THE SPRIG PEDIGREE.
43CHAPTER XLIII. ISAAC IN THE LAND OF THE AZTECS.
13CHAPTER XIII. WHAT MR. ISAAC SPRIG FOUND AT THE OFFICE. "DEAD-LETTER OFFICE"
44CHAPTER XLIV. BOUND FOR THE UNITED STATES.
14CHAPTER XIV. THE DOCTOR WAS REWARDED FOR LISTENING TO MR. HACKWELL'S SERMON.
45CHAPTER XLV. HOW JULIAN'S PATRIOTIC SONG WAS CUT SHORT.
15CHAPTER XV. MRS. NORVAL'S HIGH PRINCIPLES BEGIN THEIR WORK.
46CHAPTER XLVI. "OH, ROMEO, WHERE ART THOU? "JE PLEURE, ET LE ROI S'AMUSE!"
16CHAPTER XVI. "VENI, VIDI, VICI."
47CHAPTER XLVII. JULIAN STATES HIS CASE TO THE PRESIDENT.
17CHAPTER XVII. JULIUS CÆSAR CACKLE, A MODERN DARIUS.
48CHAPTER XLVIII. HOOKER AND SKINNER, SOLICITORS AND. ATTORNEYS AT-LAW."
18CHAPTER XVIII. LAVINIA TO THE RESCUE.
49CHAPTER XLIX. LIEUTENANTS WAGG AND HEAD ENTER THE GRAND MONDE.
19CHAPTER XIX. MRS. NORVAL'S HIGH PRINCIPLES ON THE RAMPAGE.
50CHAPTER L. LOLA HEARS IMPORTANT NEWS.
20CHAPTER XX. LAVINIA OUTDOES THE SPARTAN WOMEN.
51CHAPTER LI. MADEMOISELLE MINA'S ACCIDENT.
21CHAPTER XXI. JULIAN AND HACKWELL INSPECT THE HORRID SPOTS.
52CHAPTER LII. JULIAN AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
22CHAPTER XXII. "THE AWFUL LITTLE BELL" DESCRIBED BY MRS. CACKLE.
53CHAPTER LIII. JULIAN'S FORTUNES TAKE A NEW TURN.
23CHAPTER XXIII. "IT MAY BE FOR YEARS, AND IT MAY BE FOREVER."
54CHAPTER LIV.
24CHAPTER XXIV. LAVINIA'S EXPERIENCES IN WASHINGTON.
55CHAPTER LV. HIS EX-REVERENCE SHOWS THE CLOVEN FOOT.
25CHAPTER XXV. AT THE CAPITOL.MR. CACKLE AT HOME.
56CHAPTER LVI. HE AWOKE ONE MORNING AND FOUND HIMSELF FAMOUS.
26CHAPTER XXVI. "MUST ISAAC BE LEFT TO STARVE?"
57CHAPTER LVII. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT?
27CHAPTER XXVII. NO, ISAAC SHALL NOT BE LEFT TO STARVE.
58CHAPTER LVIII. THE MAJOR BEFORE MRS. NORVAL'S CHAIR.
28CHAPTER XXVIII. MR. HACKWELL AND THE MADAM CONSOLE EACH OTHER.
59CHAPTER LIX. JULIAN AND HACKWELL VIS-A-VIS.
29CHAPTER XXIX. LAVVY'S EXPERIENCE AS HOSPITAL NURSE.
60CHAPTER LX. "IL N'Y A QUE LES MORTS QUI NE REVIENNENT PAS!"
30CHAPTER XXX. CAPTAIN HACKWELL BECOMES A HERO AND IS BREVETED.
61CONCLUSION.
31CHAPTER XXXI. THE MAJOR IS THE OBJECT OF GREAT SOLICITUDE.
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