Deep Furrows

audiobook

Deep Furrows

by Herbert Joseph Moorhouse

EN·~7 hours·33 chapters

Chapters

33 total
1

Produced by Al Haines

0:09
2

TO THE - MEN AND WOMEN OF THE SOIL - CHAPTER

0:55
3

FOREWORD

10:10
4

H.M.

0:02
5

DEEP FURROWS - CHAPTER I - THE MAN ON THE QU'APPELLE TRAIL

24:39
6

CHAPTER II - A CALL TO ARMS

23:41
7

CHAPTER III - THE FIRST SHOT IS FIRED

18:20
8

CHAPTER IV - "THAT MAN PARTRIDGE!"

19:33
9

CHAPTER V - "THE HOUSE WITH THE CLOSED SHUTTERS"

19:23
10

CHAPTER VI - ON A CARD IN THE WINDOW OF WILSON'S OLD STORE

13:24

Description

The opening invites listeners into the rhythm of early Western Canadian farm life, mixing warm childhood memories of sun‑bleached fields with the hard‑won progress of modern homesteads. It sketches a world where the clatter of a community store, the hum of a new electric pump, and the steady tread of a horse‑drawn plow coexist with the promise of telephones and automobiles. The narrator’s voice feels both nostalgic and observant, guiding city‑siders to understand the grit and camaraderie that defined a generation of settlers.

From the first steps on the Qu’Appelle Trail, the story follows a group of determined pioneers as they confront the challenges of opening new furrows. Their early meetings, a call to arms, and the first shots fired set the stage for a collective struggle that blends personal ambition with cooperative spirit. Listeners will taste the urgency of planting, the tension of early disputes, and the hopeful resolve that drives these farmers toward a shared, hard‑earned success.

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Language

en

Duration

~7 hours (438K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2007-06-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

HJ

Herbert Joseph Moorhouse

b. 1882

A Canadian journalist and novelist who also worked in public service, he wrote fiction and nonfiction rooted in prairie life and the changing world of early 20th-century Canada. His best-known books include Deep Furrows and Every Man for Himself.

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