The Dog Crusoe and his Master: A story of Adventure in the Western Plains: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Dog Crusoe and his Master: A story of Adventure in the Western Plains, credited to R. M. Ballantyne, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Dog Crusoe and his Master: A story of Adventure in the Western Plains by R. M. Ballantyne. Read in English by Diana Schmidt; AnthonyJackson; Aaron White; brianna; Christopher Thompson; Chase Landkamer; bookworm18 ; PlanZradio Set in the exciting North American frontier this tale of a rescued dog and its loyalty and help to its new master really underlines the old saying that a dog is a man's best friend. The book really is a story of adventure in the early Western prairies not just about the dog. It is more what it was like to hunt a buffalo and live at a time when the Indians presented a problem and also how the early settlers dealt with them. It touches on things that were new to the people at the time Ballantyne wrote it. Crusoe was won by a young lad in a shooting contest as well as a rifle. And as the boy and dog grew and rode out to see the grand prairie for the very first time we meet the different animals and great country and the reader gets to share the excitement of adventure. - Summary by phil chenevert and wikipedia

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Dog Crusoe and his Master: A story of Adventure in the Western Plains
• Author credits: R. M. Ballantyne
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 27
• Listed recording duration: 8:41:14

Opening tracks: first 24 of 27

1. 01 - CHAPTER I - The backwoods settlement--Crusoe's parentage and early history--The agonizing pains and sorrows of his puppyhood, and other interesting matters. — 18:06
2. 02 - CHAPTER II. A shooting-match and its consequences--New friends introduced to the reader--Crusoe and his mother change masters.. — 20:03
3. 03 - CHAPTER III. Speculative remarks with which the reader may or may not agree--An old woman--Hopes and wishes commingled with hard facts--The dog Crusoe's education begun. — 18:08
4. 04 - CHAPTER IV. Our hero enlarged upon--Grumps. — 14:21
5. 05 - CHAPTER V. A mission of peace--Unexpected joys--Dick and Crusoe set off for the land of the Redskins, and meet with adventures by the way as a matter of course--in the wild woods. — 23:12
6. 06 - CHAPTER VI. The great prairies of the far west--A remarkable colony discovered, and a miserable night endured. — 17:28
7. 07 - CHAPTER VII. The "wallering" peculiarities of buffalo bulls--The first buffalo hunt and its consequences--Crusoe comes to the rescue--Pawnees discovered--A monster buffalo hunt--Joe acts the part of ambassador. — 31:29
8. 08 - CHAPTER VIII. Dick and his friends visit the Indians and see many wonders--Crusoe, too, experiences a few surprises, and teaches Indian dogs a lesson--An Indian dandy--A foot-race. — 26:02
9. 09 - CHAPTER IX. Crusoe acts a conspicuous and humane part--A friend gained--A great feast. — 19:55
10. 10 - CHAPTER X. Perplexities--Our hunters plan their escape--Unexpected interruption--The tables turned--Crusoe mounts guard--The escape. — 26:48
11. 11 - CHAPTER XI. Evening meditations and morning reflections--Buffaloes, badgers, antelopes, and accidents--An old bull and the wolves--"Mad tails"--Henri floored, etc. — 22:28
12. 12 - CHAPTER XII. Wanderings on the prairie--A war party--Chased by Indians--A bold leap for life. — 14:26
13. 13 - CHAPTER XIII. Escape from Indians--A discovery--Alone in the desert. — 16:05
14. 14 - CHAPTER XIV. Crusoe's return, and his private adventures among the Indians--Dick at a very low ebb--Crusoe saves him. — 10:52
15. 15 - CHAPTER XV. Health and happiness return--Incidents of the journey--A buffalo shot--A wild horse "creased"--Dick's battle with a mustang. — 25:30
16. 16 - CHAPTER XVI. Dick becomes a horse tamer--Resumes his journey--Charlie's doings--Misfortunes which lead to, but do not terminate in, the Rocky Mountains--A grizzly bear. — 17:53
17. 17 - Dick's first fight with a grizzly--Adventure with a deer--A surprise. — 13:12
18. 18 - A surprise, and a piece of good news--The fur-traders--Crusoe proved, and the Peigans pursued. — 19:56
19. 19 - Adventures with the Peigans--Crusoe does good service as a discoverer--The savages outwitted--The rescue. — 17:31
20. 20 - New plans--Our travellers join the fur-traders, and see many strange things--A curious fight--A narrow escape, and a prisoner taken. — 33:55
21. 21 - CHAPTER XXI. Wolves attack the horses, and Cameron circumvents the wolves--A bear-hunt, in which Henri shines conspicuous--Joe and the "Natter-list"--An alarm--A surprise and a capture. — 18:59
22. 22 - CHAPTER XXII. Charlie's adventures with savages and bears--Trapping life. — 12:57
23. 23 - CHAPTER XXIII. Savage sports--Living cataracts--An alarm--Indians and their doings--The stampede--Charlie again — 24:54
24. 24 - CHAPTER XXIV. Plans and prospects--Dick becomes home-sick, and Henri metaphysical--The Indians attack the camp--A blow-up. — 19:24

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