Wolfville Days

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Wolfville Days

by Alfred Henry Lewis

EN·~7 hours

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In the dusty crossroads of the Southwest, Wolfville hums with the clatter of copper mines, bustling cafés, and a lively dance hall that never seems to sleep. The town’s rhythm is interrupted when the local printers, fed up with long hours and meager pay, stage a bold strike that ripples through every corner of the community. From the seasoned old cattleman nursing his pipe to the curious newcomer from the East, the narrative captures the everyday lives that converge on the streets, saloons, and the newspaper office known as the Coyote.

Against this backdrop, a charismatic colonel and a scheming opera house manager each vie for influence, their ambitions intertwining with the workers’ fight for fairness. As tensions rise, the story paints a vivid portrait of a frontier town where loyalty, humor, and the promise of change hang in the balance, inviting listeners to experience the gritty, hopeful spirit of Wolfville’s early days.

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Language

en

Duration

~7 hours (439K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Release date

2003-01-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Alfred Henry Lewis

Alfred Henry Lewis

1857–1914

Best remembered for his lively Wolfville stories, this American writer moved easily between frontier fiction and hard-hitting journalism. His career brought together courtroom training, newspaper work, and a sharp eye for political corruption.

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