Windy McPherson's Son: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Windy McPherson's Son, credited to Sherwood Anderson, 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 Windy McPherson's Son by Sherwood Anderson. Read in English by Lynne T; deongines; J. Wellington Glover; Sheila; KHand; Bincy Pothen Windy McPherson's Son is the story of Sam McPherson's rise in the world of business and search for emotional enlightenment in later life. McPherson starts out as an ambitious newsboy in Caxton, Ohio, with drunkard of a father who constantly embarrasses him. Eventually, after his mother's death and an episode with a middle-aged schoolteacher, McPherson leaves Caxton for Chicago. In Chicago, he gets a job as a buyer of farm implements and establishes his reputation in business. While his professional life is blossoming, his personal life suffers. After meeting Sue Rainey, the daughter of his boss Colonel Rainey, they get married and twice fail to have children. Following a business deal that forces his father-in-law out of his own company, McPherson and Sue Rainey separate. One day, once McPherson had become quite wealthy, he gets a telegram saying that Colonel Rainey committed suicide. This causes Sam to realize that he is unhappy with his life. This feeling inspires him to leave Chicago and travel all over becoming involved in various adventures. Finally, McPherson's comes across a promiscuous and alcoholic mother of three children. A deal is made and McPherson gets custody of the children. Showing up with the children at Sue's current place of residence, the five of them become family. ( Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Windy McPherson's Son
• Author credits: Sherwood Anderson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 26
• Listed recording duration: 10:47:51

Catalogue topics

• marriage
• Chicago
• childhood
• alcoholism
• business
• determination
• hardship
• custody

Opening tracks: first 24 of 26

1. 01 - Book 1 Chapter I — 15:50
2. 02 - Book 1 Chapter II — 29:40
3. 03 - Book 1 Chapter III — 43:48
4. 04 - Book 1 Chapter IV — 36:26
5. 05 - Book 1 Chapter V — 20:04
6. 06 - Book 1 Chapter VI — 21:50
7. 07 - Book 1 Chapter VII — 19:41
8. 08 - Book 1 Chapter VIII — 29:18
9. 09 - Book 2 Chapter I — 28:59
10. 10 - Book 2 Chapter II — 34:26
11. 11 - Book 2 Chapter III — 18:06
12. 12 - Book 2 Chapter IV — 23:49
13. 13 - Book 2 Chapter V — 36:51
14. 14 - Book 2 Chapter VI — 24:20
15. 15 - Book 2 Chapter VII — 30:28
16. 16 - Book 2 Chapter VIII Part 1 — 27:39
17. 17 - Book 2 Chapter VIII Part 2 — 29:21
18. 18 - Book 2 Chapter IX — 16:50
19. 19 - Book 3 Chapter I — 32:05
20. 20 - Book 3 Chapter II — 20:21
21. 21 - Book 3 Chapter III — 6:53
22. 22 - Book 3 Chapter IV — 30:18
23. 23 - Book 3 Chapter V — 22:16
24. 24 - Book 3 Chapter VI — 10:06

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