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The Homesteader

Oscar Micheaux (1884 - 1951)

The Homesteader is a semi-autobiographic novel about Jean Baptiste, an African-American homesteader in the Dakotas. He meets Agnes who he falls in love with, however as Agnes is presumed to be white, he is not allowed to marry her, so instead he marries the daughter of a black preacher, Orlean, which eventually, due to family issues, ends in a tragedy. Returning to his homestead, he finds Agnes again and discovers her upbringing and past, which brings the book to its conclusion. (Summary by Lynda Marie Neilson)

Genre(s): Family Life

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Chapter I - Epoch the First - Agnes	Geoff Blanchard	00:15:06
Play 02	Chapter II - Epoch the First - The Homesteader	Geoff Blanchard	00:13:54
Play 03	Chapter III - Epoch the First - At the Sod House	PhyllisV	00:19:06
Play 04	Chapter IV - Epoch the First - She Could Never Be Anything to Him	PhyllisV	00:13:52
Play 05	Chapter V - Epoch the First - When the Indians Shot the Town Up	PhyllisV	00:12:10
Play 06	Chapter VI - Epoch the First - The Infidel, A Jew and A German	Geoff Blanchard	00:12:12
Play 07	Chapter VII - Epoch the First - The Day Before	Geoff Blanchard	00:10:04
Play 08	Chapter VIII - Epoch the First - An Enterprising Young Man	PhyllisV	00:30:23
Play 09	Chapter IX - Epoch the First - "Christine! Christine!"	PhyllisV	00:11:43
Play 10	Chapter X - Epoch the First - "You Have Never Been This Way Before"	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:09:30
Play 11	Chapter XI - Epoch the First - What Jean Baptiste Found in the Well	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:09:04
Play 12	Chapter XII - Epoch the First - Miss Stewart Receives a Caller	Geoff Blanchard	00:13:25
Play 13	Chapter XIII - Epoch the First - The Coming of the Railroad	PhyllisV	00:21:20
Play 14	Chapter XIV - Epoch the First - The Administrating Angel	PhyllisV	00:16:13
Play 15	Chapter XV - Epoch the First - Oh, My Jean	Shashank Jakhmola	00:14:23
Play 16	Chapter XVI - Epoch the First - "Bill" Prescott Proposes	Shashank Jakhmola	00:15:12
Play 17	Chapter XVII - Epoch the First - Harvest Time and What Came with It	PhyllisV	00:21:22
Play 18	Chapter I - Epoch the Second - Regarding the Intermarriage of Races	PhyllisV	00:20:42
Play 19	Chapter II - Epoch the Second - Which?	PhyllisV	00:12:51
Play 20	Chapter III - Epoch the Second - Memories—N. Justine McCarthy	Geoff Blanchard	00:29:17
Play 21	Chapter IV - Epoch the Second - Orlean	Geoff Blanchard	00:23:26
Play 22	Chapter V - Epoch the Second - A Proposal: A Proposition; A Certain Mrs. Pruitt—And a Letter	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:09:29
Play 23	Chapter VI - Epoch the Second - The Prairie Fire	Geoff Blanchard	00:11:01
Play 24	Chapter VII - Epoch the Second - Vanity	Geoff Blanchard	00:20:10
Play 25	Chapter VIII - Epoch the Second - Married	Geoff Blanchard	00:10:04
Play 26	Chapter IV - Epoch the Second - Orlean Receives a Letter and Advice	Geoff Blanchard	00:16:29
Play 27	Chapter X - Epoch the Second - Eugene Crook	Geoff Blanchard	00:09:55
Play 28	Chapter XI - Epoch the Second - Reverend McCarthy Pays a Visit	Nila Dudley	00:11:21
Play 29	Chapter XII - Epoch the Second - Reverend McCarthy Decides to Set Baptiste Right, But—	Nila Dudley	00:10:19
Play 30	Chapter XIII - Epoch the Second - The Wolf	Geoff Blanchard	00:12:12
Play 31	Chapter XIV - Epoch the Second - The Contest	Geoff Blanchard	00:09:20
Play 32	Chapter XV - Epoch the Second - Compromised	Geoff Blanchard	00:14:34
Play 33	Chapter XVI - Epoch the Second - The Evil Genius	Geoff Blanchard	00:15:02
Play 34	Chapter XVII - Epoch the Second - The Coward	Dan Hu	00:13:27
Play 35	Chapter I - Epoch the Third - Chicago—The Boomerang	Geoff Blanchard	00:10:40
Play 36	Chapter Ii - Epoch the Third - The Great Question	Geoff Blanchard	00:19:48
Play 37	Chapter III - Epoch the Third - Glavis Makes A Promise	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:12:49
Play 38	Chapter IV - Epoch the Third - The Gambler's Story	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:13:49
Play 39	Chapter V - Epoch the Third - The Preacher's Evil Influence	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:13:01
Play 40	Chapter VI - Epoch the Third - More of the Preacher's Work	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:13:35
Play 41	Chapter VII - Epoch the Third - A Great Astronomer	Geoff Blanchard	00:16:57
Play 42	Chapter VIII - Epoch the Third - N. Justine McCarthy Preaches a Sermon	AJ Somerville	00:12:15
Play 43	Chapter IX - Epoch the Third - What the People Were Saying	AJ Somerville	00:11:32
Play 44	Chapter X - Epoch the Third - "Until Then"	Geoff Blanchard	00:14:52
Play 45	Chapter XI - Epoch the Third - "It's the Wrong Number"	Geoff Blanchard	00:16:02
Play 46	Chapter XII - Epoch the Third - Mrs. Pruitt Effects a Plan	Geoff Blanchard	00:14:18
Play 47	Chapter XIII - Epoch the Third - Mrs. Merley	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:12:35
Play 48	Chapter XIV - Epoch the Third - "Oh, Merciful God! Close Thou Mine Eyes!"	Mooninya	00:15:15
Play 49	Chapter XV - Epoch the Third - "Love You—God, I Hate You!"	Geoff Blanchard	00:16:54
Play 50	Chapter XVI - Epoch the Third - A Strange Dream	Geoff Blanchard	00:14:57
Play 51	Chapter I - Epoch the Fourth - The Drought	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:10:18
Play 52	Chapter II - Epoch the Fourth - The Foreclosure	Geoff Blanchard	00:14:04
Play 53	Chapter III - Epoch the Fourth - Irene Grey	Geoff Blanchard	00:14:03
Play 54	Chapter IV - Epoch the Fourth - What Might Have Been	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:18:05
Play 55	Chapter V - Epoch the Fourth - "Tell Me Why You Didn't Answer the Last Letter I Wrote You"	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:13:50
Play 56	Chapter VI - Epoch the Fourth - The Story	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:18:10
Play 57	Chapter VII - Epoch the Fourth - Her Birthright "for a Mess of Pottage"	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:08:37
Play 58	Chapter VIII - Epoch the Fourth - Action	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:12:12
Play 59	Chapter IX - Epoch the Fourth - Gossip	Geoff Blanchard	00:15:18
Play 60	Chapter X - Epoch the Fourth - A Discovery—and a Surprise	Geoff Blanchard	00:14:57
Play 61	Chapter XI - Epoch the Fourth - The Bishop's Inquisition	Geoff Blanchard	00:29:21
Play 62	Chapter XII - Epoch the Fourth - The Bishop Acts	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:07:41
Play 63	Chapter XIII - Epoch the Fourth - Where the Weak Must Be Strong	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:12:50
Play 64	Chapter XIV - Epoch the Fourth - The Trial—the Lie—"As Guilty As Hell!"	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:15:50
Play 65	Chapter XV - Epoch the Fourth - Grim Justice	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:16:13
Play 66	Chapter XVI - Epoch the Fourth - A Friend	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:14:08
Play 67	Chapter XVII - Epoch the Fourth - The Mystery	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:14:12
Play 68	Chapter XVIII - Epoch the Fourth - "Vengeance is Mine. I Will Repay"	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:19:31
Play 69	Chapter XIX - Epoch the Fourth - When the Truth Became Known	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:14:20
Play 70	Chapter XX - Epoch the Fourth - As it Was in the Beginning	Lynda Marie Neilson	00:10:57

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