An American Politician: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
An American Politician by Francis Marion Crawford: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 23 original MP3 tracks, 9:28:44 running time and a link to listen.
An American Politician, credited to Francis Marion Crawford, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of "An American Politician", by Francis Marion Crawford. In 1880’s Boston, Mass. the good life is lead according to all the Victorian era societal rules of the New World. Political ambitions and the business of making money go hand in hand. A Senate seat suddenly opens up due to the current junior senator’s unexpected death, and the political machinations to fill the seat begin. Senatorial candidate John Harrington is a young idealist who thinks that fighting for truth and justice, regardless of political affiliation, is the way. But he is told he can’t possibly win because he isn’t partisan enough. His opponents in the iron mine, railroad and shipping business sabotage his first bid for office, because he wants to do away with protectionism in trade to open up global competition. He eventually succeeds in winning a Senate seat. He gives a rousing speech to Congress as they gather to elect a President in a race which has ended in a three way tie. His message is that blindly following a party’s positions and principles is not being free and independent, and will not always lead to the best person being elected, or to the best decisions being made for the country as a whole. (Summary written by Maire Rhode)
Recording facts
- Recording title: An American Politician
- Author credits: Francis Marion Crawford
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 23
- Listed recording duration: 9:28:44
Catalogue topics
- English
- fiction
- politics
- American Senate
- Crawford
- partisan
Track guide
- 01 - Chapter 1 — 25:27
- 02 - Chapter 2 — 29:11
- 03 - Chapter 3 — 26:38
- 04 - Chapter 4 — 25:18
- 05 - Chapter 5 — 24:41
- 06 - Chapter 6 — 23:09
- 07 - Chapter 7 — 15:21
- 08 - Chapter 8 — 26:46
- 09 - Chapter 9 — 31:44
- 10 - Chapter 10 — 22:02
- 11 - Chapter 11 — 24:47
- 12 - Chapter 12 — 21:00
- 13 - Chapter 13 — 19:32
- 14 - Chapter 14 — 19:32
- 15 - Chapter 15 — 19:48
- 16 - Chapter 16 — 20:47
- 17 - Chapter 17 — 27:41
- 18 - Chapter 18 — 27:07
- 19 - Chapter 19 — 26:21
- 20 - Chapter 20 — 25:40
- 21 - Chapter 21 — 21:17
- 22 - Chapter 22 — 15:51
- 23 - Chapter 23 — 49:12
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