The Story of the Innumerable Company, and Other Sketches

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The Story of the Innumerable Company, and Other Sketches

by David Starr Jordan

EN·~4 hours·16 chapters

Chapters

16 total
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BY - DAVID STARR JORDAN

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PRESIDENT OF LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY

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TO MY WIFE, JESSIE KNIGHT JORDAN.

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PREFATORY NOTE.

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THE STORY OF THE INNUMERABLE COMPANY - THIS STORY OF THE PASSION - THE CALIFORNIA OF THE PADRE - THE CONQUEST OF JUPITER PEN - THE LAST OF THE PURITANS - A KNIGHT OF THE ORDER OF POETS - NATURE-STUDY AND MORAL CULTURE - THE HIGHER SACRIFICE - THE BUBBLES OF SÁKI

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ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Peter Rendl as Saint John - Johann Zwink as Judas - Rosa Lang as Mary - "Ecce Homo!" - A Record of Junípero Serra - Mission of San Antonio de Pádua - Mission of San Antonio de Pádua--Interior of Chapel - Mission of San Antonio de Pádua--Side of Chapel, with the Old Pear-trees - The Great Saint Bernard - Hospice of the Great Saint Bernard - Hospice of the Great Saint Bernard--in Winter - Jupitère (Great Saint Bernard Dog) - Monks of the Great Saint Bernard - Saint Bernard and the Demon - John Brown - The John Brown Homestead, North Elba, N. Y. - John Brown's Grave - Ulrich Von Hutten - Ulrich Zwingli

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THE STORY OF THE INNUMERABLE COMPANY.

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THE STORY OF THE PASSION.

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THE CALIFORNIA OF THE PADRE.

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Description

A varied tapestry of short sketches unfolds, each exploring the notion of “higher sacrifice” through historical and allegorical lenses. The author weaves together reflections on saints, poets, and pioneers, offering glimpses of moral culture that invite listeners to contemplate devotion, duty, and the quiet heroism of everyday life.

The centerpiece follows an “innumerable company” that must traverse a towering mountain, a dense forest, a scorching desert, and finally a mist‑shrouded river that can be crossed only alone. Travelers leave marks—cairns, carvings, charts—to guide those who follow, while a solitary figure once charted a longer, more rewarding route marked by lush pastures and hidden springs. As the narrative builds, listeners sense a timeless quest for purpose and the quiet hope that one day a path may lead beyond the river’s veil.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (275K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Al Haines

Release date

2006-05-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the author

David Starr Jordan

David Starr Jordan

1851–1931

A pioneering fish scientist and influential university leader, he helped shape American higher education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His legacy is notable both for his major work in ichthyology and for the controversies surrounding his support of eugenics.

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