The Last of the Plainsmen
Travel along as Mike Vendetti aka miketheauctioneer narrates an outstanding true account of a trip made in 1909 by Zane Grey and a plainsman, Buffalo Jones, through the Grand Canyon to lasso a cougar. That’s right, lasso. Throw a rope around. That’s equivalent to catching one by the tail.
As I narrated this book, I found fact to be as exciting as fiction. This part of the west was relatively wild and untamed at this time. Wolves, wild horses, buffalo and other wildlife were quite prevalent, and the Indians were not that friendly.
This adventure would never make it to “Animal Planet”, or as a National Geographic special, because there is quite a lot of what we would consider cruelty to animals, but this is a true story, and life as it was at the turn of the last century. Parts of this story will offend the sensibilities of some, but it is a glimpse into a world that no longer exists. I was definitely drawn into this story, as I hope the listener will be. (Summary by Mike Vendetti)
Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, Fictional Biographies & Memoirs, Travel & Geography
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 00 | 00 - Prefatory Note | John W. Michaels |
00:03:39 |
Play 01 | 01 - The Arizona Desert | John W. Michaels |
00:36:10 |
Play 02 | 02 - The Range | John W. Michaels |
00:34:01 |
Play 03 | 03 - The Last Herd | John W. Michaels |
00:27:47 |
Play 04 | 04 - The Trail | John W. Michaels |
00:32:45 |
Play 05 | 05 - Oak Spring | John W. Michaels |
00:13:10 |
Play 06 | 06 - The White Mustang | John W. Michaels |
00:18:18 |
Play 07 | 07 - Snake Gulch | John W. Michaels |
00:24:16 |
Play 08 | 08 - Naza! Naza! Naza! | John W. Michaels |
00:15:28 |
Play 09 | 09 - The Land of the Musk-Ox | John W. Michaels |
00:20:39 |
Play 10 | 10 - Success and Failure | John W. Michaels |
00:30:54 |
Play 11 | 11 - On the Siwash | John W. Michaels |
00:31:09 |
Play 12 | 12 - Old Tom | John W. Michaels |
00:27:48 |
Play 13 | 13 - Singing Cliffs | John W. Michaels |
00:28:24 |
Play 14 | 14 - All Heroes but One | John W. Michaels |
00:28:32 |
Play 15 | 15 - Jones on Cougars | John W. Michaels |
00:15:41 |
Play 16 | 16 - Kitty | John W. Michaels |
00:37:06 |
Play 17 | 17 - Conclusion | John W. Michaels |
00:05:23 |