
Transcriber's Note:
A sweeping frontier romance opens amid the thawing rivers of 1774, where a young apprentice fisherman dreams of quiet days on the water, his mind filled with feather‑flies and whispered plans for a perfect catch. When the ice breaks and the schoolroom erupts with the noisy arrival of fellow pupils and a wandering master, his tranquil routine is tossed aside, pulling him into the restless pulse of pioneer life.
Against a backdrop of rattling Redcoats, fierce tribal alliances, and the lingering echo of an age‑old feud, the story follows his growing ties to the rugged landscape and its colorful inhabitants. As the land’s hidden loyalties surface, love, duty, and the promise of a new world clash with the lingering shadows of past conflicts, inviting listeners into a richly painted world where the harvest of hope is as vital as the harvest of the fields.
Language
en
Duration
~17 hours (1013K characters)
Release date
2012-02-22
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1865–1933
Best known for the haunting 1895 story collection The King in Yellow, this American writer moved easily between weird fiction, romance, adventure, and historical popular fiction. Before he became a bestselling author, he trained seriously as an artist in New York and Paris.
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