Tombstone: An Iliad of the Southwest: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Tombstone: An Iliad of the Southwest, credited to Walter Noble Burns, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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LibriVox recording of Tombstone: An Iliad of the Southwest by Walter Noble Burns. Read in English by DaleBarkley. First published in 1927, "Tombstone" defined the legend of lawman-gunfighter Wyatt Earp. A mixture of fact and fiction, Walter Noble Burns's portrayal of Earp has profoundly influenced subsequent generations of historians, novelists, and screen writers. But Burns' book covers much more of Tombstone Arizona's history than just the Earp brothers, introducing the reader to such colorful characters as Curly Bill, John Slaughter, Indian Charlie, Coyote Smith, and John Ringo. This important book was the result of careful research and interviews of old-timers who knew Tombstone in its roaring days. - Summary by Dale Barkley

Recording facts

• Recording title: Tombstone: An Iliad of the Southwest
• Author credits: Walter Noble Burns
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 23
• Listed recording duration: 10:25:44

Catalogue topics

• frontier arizona history western pioneer

Track guide

1. 00 - Sources — 3:59
2. 01 - Hills of Silver — 42:46
3. 02 - Red Lights and Altar Candles — 31:12
4. 03 - Glad Hand and Trigger Finger — 31:38
5. 04 - Wyatt Earp Plays a Lone Hand — 19:06
6. 05 - Curly Bill — 32:39
7. 06 - The Affair of Skeleton Cañon — 20:25
8. 07 - Billy Breakenridge Makes Good — 24:43
9. 08 - The Old Man with a Beard — 18:56
10. 09 - Ringo — 18:52
11. 10 - Russian Bill's Little Drama — 30:07
12. 11 - On the Benson Road — 22:25
13. 12 - Flashes of Storm — 32:24
14. 13 - The Show-down — 30:34
15. 14 - The Red Road of Vengeance — 33:47
16. 15 - The Out Trail — 32:25
17. 16 - John Ringo Cashes In — 29:04
18. 17 - Buried Treasure — 25:59
19. 18 - The Honeymoon Cattle Drive — 34:38
20. 19 - The Round Table's Last Knight — 37:36
21. 20 - Patchy — 27:39
22. 21 - Hands Up! — 27:18
23. 22 - Sunshine and Peace — 17:32

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