G.T.T., or The Wonderful Adventures of a Pullman
More than a generation ago, a common joke when an insolvent debtor or any other loafer who had changed his home, wished to leave warning behind him where he had gone, he chalked upon his door the letters, "G.T.T." These letters were understood to mean "gone to Texas." Shortly before his death at The Alamo, Davy Crockett is quoted, regarding his last campaign for Congress: "I was, for some years, a member of Congress. In my last canvass, I told the people of my district, that, if they saw fit to re-elect me, I would serve them faithfully as I had done; but, if not, they might all go to h——, and I would go to Texas. I was beaten, gentlemen, and here I am." The roar of applause was like a thunder-burst.
Andrew Hale's long-forgotten book is NOT about Davy Crockett, but it IS about going to Texas in a Pullman train car, and various adventures that attached to it. Note: Special thanks to Beate and Eberhard Schneider of Germany and Katie Greenman, for their help with the lullaby recording in Chapter 6 and to Kazbec for the Italian song and lyrics in Chapter 12. (Summary by John Greenman & Wikipedia)
Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Humorous Fiction
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 00 | Preface | John Greenman |
00:08:30 |
Play 01 | Chapter I | John Greenman |
00:14:18 |
Play 02 | Chapter II | John Greenman |
00:16:31 |
Play 03 | Chapter III | John Greenman |
00:09:38 |
Play 04 | Chapter IV | John Greenman |
00:12:45 |
Play 05 | Chapter V | John Greenman |
00:17:05 |
Play 06 | Chapter VI | John Greenman |
00:15:33 |
Play 07 | Chapter VII | John Greenman |
00:09:07 |
Play 08 | Chapter VIII | John Greenman |
00:14:30 |
Play 09 | Chapter IX | John Greenman |
00:25:54 |
Play 10 | Chapter X | John Greenman |
00:21:52 |
Play 11 | Chapter XI | John Greenman |
00:22:41 |
Play 12 | Chapter XII | John Greenman |
00:14:42 |
Play 13 | Chapter XIII | John Greenman |
00:15:36 |
Play 14 | Chapter XIV | John Greenman |
00:14:18 |
Play 15 | Chapter XV | John Greenman |
00:09:47 |
Play 16 | Chapter XVI | John Greenman |
00:31:12 |
Play 17 | Chapter XVII | John Greenman |
00:25:17 |