The Trail of the Axe: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Trail of the Axe, credited to Ridgwell Cullum, 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 Trail of the Axe, by Ridgwell Cullum. Narrated by Roger Melin. Dave ran a lumber mill in western Canada. There are some workers within his organization who he trusts implicitly, some who he doesn't trust at all, and some who he is unsure about. But Dave is basically a trusting soul. Most of the folks in Malkern liked him, as he had been a major factor in shaping the village and in providing employment for a lot of the folks who lived in the area. Dave was not a pleasant site to look at; ungainly, not very attractive, yet he had a heart that was the antithesis of his lack of physical attractiveness. Dave was a good friend to Betty, who had promised her hand in marriage to Jim Truscott, who was on leave from Malkern searching for gold in the Yukon territory to secure a future for himself and his bride-to-be. Truscott had asked Dave to watch over Betty during his absence, but when he returned from his fortune seeking expedition in the Yukon, Truscott was a changed man. He didn't seem the same personable Jim Truscott that Betty had promised herself to, and Dave was a bit suspicious of his personality alterations as well. Now, Betty had to decide whether to hold herself to her promise, and Dave had to determine whether or not he should also keep himself to the promise he had made to his friend. There is plenty of action, suspense, and personal introspection combined with a love story in The Trail of the Axe, and many a surprise awaits every turn. (Summary by Roger Melin). For moreinformation, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Trail of the Axe
• Author credits: Ridgwell Cullum
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 32
• Listed recording duration: 12:15:22

Catalogue topics

• Western
• Canada
• Yukon
• Logging
• Lumber
• fiction

Opening tracks: first 24 of 32

1. 01 - Dave — 21:27
2. 02 - A Picnic in the Red Sand Valley — 32:31
3. 03 - Affairs in Malkern — 23:54
4. 04 - Dick Mansell's News — 18:14
5. 05 - Jim Truscott Returns — 23:13
6. 06 - Parson Tom Interferes — 21:04
7. 07 - The Work at the Mills — 28:33
8. 08 - At the Church Bazaar — 29:50
9. 09 - In Dave's Office — 29:38
10. 10 - An Auspicious Meeting — 24:07
11. 11 - The Summer Rains — 18:23
12. 12 - The Old Mills — 22:00
13. 13 - Betty Decides — 16:04
14. 14 - The Mills — 16:17
15. 15 - Betty Takes Cover — 27:10
16. 16 - Disaster at the Mill — 22:15
17. 17 - The Last of the Sawyer — 25:44
18. 18 - Face To Face — 21:35
19. 19 - In the Mountains — 19:42
20. 20 - The Church Militant — 25:06
21. 21 - An Adventure in the Fog — 26:03
22. 22 - Terror in the Mountains — 19:33
23. 23 - The Red Tide of Anarchy — 32:19
24. 24 - In the Dead of Night — 28:16

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