In the Land of Cave and Cliff Dwellers: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

In the Land of Cave and Cliff Dwellers, credited to Frederick Schwatka, 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 In the Land of Cave and Cliff Dwellers by Frederick Schwatka. Read by Steven Seitel An adventurer and explorer of no mean repute, Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka leads an expedition by mule train into the forbidding Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico to one of the richest silver mining regions in the world. He offers lively (and occasionally disparaging) descriptions of the the unfamiliar flora and fauna of this often desolate region, of the cliff and cave dwellings inhabited and abandoned, and of the social customs of the various peoples he meets. He marvels at the unmatched running prowess of the Rarámuri (Tarahumari) Indians of the Barranca del Cobre--the famous Copper Canyon of Chihuahua State. He writes always with humor that keeps the narrative light and the reader smiling. (Summary by Steven Seitel)

Recording facts

• Recording title: In the Land of Cave and Cliff Dwellers
• Author credits: Frederick Schwatka
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 10
• Listed recording duration: 4:34:44

Catalogue topics

• tarahumare indians
• chihuahua mexico
• cave dwellings
• cliff dwellings
• copper canyon
• silver mining

Track guide

1. 01 Preparing for the Expedition — 22:01
2. 02 Mexican Mormon Colonies — 37:14
3. 03 Along the Sonora Railway — 36:09
4. 04 To the Great Mexican Mining Belt — 33:04
5. 05 In the Land of the Living Cave and Cliff Dwellers — 27:48
6. 06 Through the Sierra Madres on Mule Back — 17:11
7. 07 In the Heart of the Sierra Madre Range — 21:32
8. 08 Down the Urique Barranca — 28:27
9. 09 One of the Richest Silver Regions of the World — 26:08
10. 10 - In the Cañon of the Churches — 25:10

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