Under The Sky In California: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Under The Sky In California, credited to Charles Francis Saunders, 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 Under The Sky In California by Charles Francis Saunders. Read in English by David Wales This is a 1913 travelogue by a then-well-known botanist who wrote many books about the American Southwest and California in particular. This popular book went into three printings. “…the main concern of the author has been to draw attention to an immensity of almost unexplored mountain, desert, canon and flowery plain,… This is the real California…. Like all genuine things, it has the compelling charm of the primitive and to the lover of the unartificial it appeals with freshness and power.” ( Author's Preface and david wales)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Under The Sky In California
• Author credits: Charles Francis Saunders
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 33
• Listed recording duration: 8:17:48

Catalogue topics

• United States
• California
• travelogue
• early twentieth century

Opening tracks: first 24 of 33

1. 00 - Preface — 2:45
2. 01 - The Deserts: Introductory — 4:36
3. 02 - The Deserts: The Mojave — 27:27
4. 03 - The Deserts: The Colorado Desert Of California — 20:01
5. 04 - The Deserts: In Palm Canon — 15:55
6. 05 - The Deserts: Spring Flowers Of The Desert — 13:31
7. 06 - The Mountains: Under The Stars At Crocker’s — 23:40
8. 07 - The Mountains: Camping In The Yosemite — 14:33
9. 08 - The Mountains: Summer In The Canons — 10:42
10. 09 - The Mountains: Among The Acorn Eaters Of San Diego County — 40:28
11. 10 - Spring Days In A Carriage: Preliminaries — 4:18
12. 11 - Spring Days In A Carriage: Camulos, The Home Of Ramona — 8:19
13. 12 - Spring Days In A Carriage: Capistrano — 11:37
14. 13 - Spring Days In A Carriage: Rancho San Fulano — 13:31
15. 14 - Spring Days In A Carriage: San Luis Rey, Guajome And Pala — 15:00
16. 15 - Spring Days In A Carriage: The Practical Side Of It — 7:36
17. 16 - The Franciscan Missions: Afoot On The Padres’ Pathway — 34:53
18. 17 - The Franciscan Missions: In The Santa Barbara Back-Country — 22:29
19. 18 - Winter On The Isle Of Summer: Unexplored Catalina — 25:14
20. 19 - Winter On The Isle Of Summer: Avalon In Winter — 16:02
21. 20 - Tourist Towns: San Diego And Santa Barbara — 20:24
22. 21 - Tourist Towns: Tourist Towns Of The Orange Belt — 19:42
23. 22 - Tourist Towns: Monterey — 19:51
24. 23 - Residence In The Land Of Sunshine: Life In A Bungalow — 17:13

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