The Color of a Great City by Theodore Dreiser read by Lee Smalley Part 2/2 | Full Audio Book
The Color of a Great City by Theodore Dreiser (1871 - 1945) Genre(s): Art, Design & Architecture, Essays & Short Works Read by: Lee Smalley in English Cover design by Michele Fry. Parts: Part 1 https://youtu.be/B9euPX9mICk Chapters: 00:00:00 - 32 - The Freshness of the Universe 00:05:56 - 33 - The Cradle of Tears 00:10:00 - 34 - When the Sails Are Furled 00:39:55 - 35 - The Sandwich Man 00:53:11 - 36 - The Love Affairs of Little Italy 01:08:14 - 37 - Christmas in the Tenements 01:24:14 - 38 - The Rivers of the Nameless Dead Theodore Dreiser was highly acclaimed for his novels and other writing. This non-fiction work takes place in many areas of New York City in the early 20th Century. Dreiser writes of lives packed into cramped tenements, of the likely end, but perhaps not, of an affair, of those who guided ships through turbulent waters, and of life in a home for retired seamen. We're taken to the new subways where track workers risked deadly accidents as they struggled to earn a living. Animal slaughter, the glory and heartbreak of song-writing, the shabby 'sandwich man', deadly jealousy in Little Italy, and much more is vividly brought to life by this brilliant author. (Summary by Lee Smalley) More information: https://librivox.org/the-color-of-a-great-city-by-theodore-dreiser/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)
The Color of a Great City by Theodore Dreiser (1871 - 1945) Genre(s): Art, Design & Architecture, Essays & Short Works Read by: Lee Smalley in English Cover design by Michele Fry. Parts: Part 1 https://youtu.be/B9euPX9mICk Chapters: 00:00:00 - 32 - The Freshness of the Universe 00:05:56 - 33 - The Cradle of Tears 00:10:00 - 34 - When the Sails Are Furled 00:39:55 - 35 - The Sandwich Man 00:53:11 - 36 - The Love Affairs of Little Italy 01:08:14 - 37 - Christmas in the Tenements 01:24:14 - 38 - The Rivers of the Nameless Dead Theodore Dreiser was highly acclaimed for his novels and other writing. This non-fiction work takes place in many areas of New York City in the early 20th Century. Dreiser writes of lives packed into cramped tenements, of the likely end, but perhaps not, of an affair, of those who guided ships through turbulent waters, and of life in a home for retired seamen. We're taken to the new subways where track workers risked deadly accidents as they struggled to earn a living. Animal slaughter, the glory and heartbreak of song-writing, the shabby 'sandwich man', deadly jealousy in Little Italy, and much more is vividly brought to life by this brilliant author. (Summary by Lee Smalley) More information: https://librivox.org/the-color-of-a-great-city-by-theodore-dreiser/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)