The Shades of the Wilderness: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Shades of the Wilderness, credited to Joseph A. Altsheler, 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 The Shades of the Wilderness by Joseph A. Altsheler. Read in English by Michael Packard; Lynne Thompson; Denise Nordell; Mike Pelton "The Shades of the Wilderness" is the seventh book of the Civil War Series by Joseph A. Altsheler. Picking up where "The Star of Gettysburg" left off, this story continues the Civil War experiences of Harry Kenton and his friends in the Southern army, from the retreat after Gettygurg, to Richmond, and then through the battles of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania, to Robert E. Lee's heroic stand during the siege of Petersburg. Other books in the Civil War series are: "The Guns of Bull Run," "The Guns of Shiloh," "The Scouts of Stonewall," "The Sword of Antietam", "The Star of Gettysburg","The Rock of Chickamauga", and "The Tree of Appomattox." (Summary by Michael Packard)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Shades of the Wilderness
• Author credits: Joseph A. Altsheler
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 24
• Listed recording duration: 8:21:59

Catalogue topics

• American civil war

Track guide

1. 01 - Ch 01: The Southern Retreat, part 1 — 15:38
2. 02 - Ch 01: The Southern Retreat, part 2 — 19:00
3. 03 - Ch 02: The Northern Spy — 28:09
4. 04 - Ch 03: The Flooded River, part 1 — 18:50
5. 05 - Ch 03: The Flooded River, part 2 — 18:36
6. 06 - Ch 04: A Herald to Lee, part 1 — 14:45
7. 07 - Ch 04: A Herald to Lee, part 2 — 13:58
8. 08 - Ch 05: The Dangerous Road, part 1 — 16:53
9. 09 - Ch 05: The Dangerous Road, part 2 — 13:57
10. 10 - Ch 06: Tests of Courage — 30:30
11. 11 - Ch 07: In the Wagon — 20:24
12. 12 - Ch 08: The Crossing — 32:01
13. 13 - Ch 09: In Society, part 1 — 21:01
14. 14 - Ch 09: In Society, part 2 — 15:56
15. 15 - Ch 10: The Missing Paper — 24:32
16. 16 - Ch 11: A Vain Pursuit — 29:28
17. 17 - Ch 12: In Winter Quarters, part 1 — 19:13
18. 18 - Ch 12: In Winter Quarters, part 2 — 15:38
19. 19 - Ch 13: The Coming Grant — 31:34
20. 20 - Ch 14: The Ghostly Rider — 28:49
21. 21 - Ch 15: The Wilderness, part 1 — 21:48
22. 22 - Ch 15: The Wilderness, part 2 — 20:16
23. 23 - Ch 16: Spottsylvania, part 1 — 13:04
24. 24 - Ch 16: Spottsylvania, part 2 — 18:01

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