Laramie Holds The Range
Frank H. Spearman
Read by Bob R
As with most of Frank Spearman's novels (and non-fiction), "Laramie Holds the Range" is set in the West during our early railroad days. He used the best of the illustrators of the day, such as N.C. Wyeth. Occasionally, a character would appear in more than one of his stories. The strongest elements of his novels, including this one, are his outstanding descriptions of the landscape and the physical elements of his characters. In this story, Kate Doubleday travels West to join her father, whom she has never seen. Laramie is a mountain rancher, who is opposed by Kate's father and all of the large cattlemen of the range. While it is a familiar struggle, Spearman effectively weaves a plot that holds the reader's interest. (Summary by Bob Rollins, Augusta GA) (11 hr 51 min)
Chapters
| Sleepy Cat | 18:02 | Read by Bob R |
| The Crazy Woman | 17:13 | Read by Bob R |
| Doubleday's | 15:30 | Read by Bob R |
| At The Eating House | 10:55 | Read by Bob R |
| Cross Purposes | 24:35 | Read by Bob R |
| Which Wins? | 28:07 | Read by Bob R |
| The Close of the Day | 8:46 | Read by Bob R |
| The Home of Laramie | 22:10 | Read by Bob R |
| At The Bar | 26:14 | Read by Bob R |
| Laramie Counts Five | 8:18 | Read by Bob R |
| A Duel With Kate | 25:08 | Read by Bob R |
| The Barbecue | 23:51 | Read by Bob R |
| Against His Record | 16:56 | Read by Bob R |
| Lefever Asks Questions | 11:15 | Read by Bob R |
| The Raid of the Falling Wall | 16:34 | Read by Bob R |
| The Go-Devil | 14:56 | Read by Bob R |
| VanHorn Trails Hawk | 9:36 | Read by Bob R |
| Hawk Quarrels With Laramie | 13:14 | Read by Bob R |
| Lefever Receives the Raiders | 19:18 | Read by Bob R |
| The Doctor's Office | 20:03 | Read by Bob R |
| The Hiding Place | 11:25 | Read by Bob R |
| Stone Tries His Hand | 17:50 | Read by Bob R |
| Kate Rides | 18:15 | Read by Bob R |
| Night and a Header | 16:33 | Read by Bob R |
| A Guest For an Hour | 16:44 | Read by Bob R |
| The Crazy Woman Wins | 19:41 | Read by Bob R |
| Kate Defies | 10:47 | Read by Bob R |
| A Difficult Resolve | 10:22 | Read by Bob R |
| Horsehead Pass | 21:15 | Read by Bob R |
| The Funeral---and After | 19:48 | Read by Bob R |
| An Encounter | 20:47 | Read by Bob R |
| A Message From Tenison | 12:56 | Read by Bob R |
| The Canyon of The Falling Wall | 21:19 | Read by Bob R |
| Kate Gets a Shock | 13:07 | Read by Bob R |
| At Kitchen's Barn | 15:43 | Read by Bob R |
| McAlpin At Bay | 14:32 | Read by Bob R |
| Kate Burns the Steak | 13:19 | Read by Bob R |
| The Unexpected Call | 12:44 | Read by Bob R |
| Barb Makes a Surprising Alliance | 15:39 | Read by Bob R |
| Bradley Rides Hard | 13:52 | Read by Bob R |
| The Flight of the Swallows | 18:06 | Read by Bob R |
| Warning | 5:20 | Read by Bob R |
| The Last Call | 11:10 | Read by Bob R |
| Tenison Serves Breakfast | 9:05 | Read by Bob R |
Reviews
great story, great reader
Suzie
Reads like an old western movie from the 1950’s: gallant, misunderstood hero, pretty girl who misjudged him, bad guys, good guys and a happy ending. It took me a while to get into the story, but once it took off, I was spellbound. The reader has the perfect voice for the cowboy genre and he does a fabulous job reading the story. I’m going to look for other books by this author and other books read by this reader. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
Roughout
Excellent author, excellent reader and excellent story. Could not be better.
a most amazing story!
Anewelding
one of the best stories I've listened to on LibriVox. Great actor reader keeps The Listener involved in the story completely. Excellent all the way around!
Excellent story by Frank Spearman
Mick Bradford
Excellent story as read by Bob Rollins. - 13 September 2022 and 16 October 2023. And 19 August 2024
John Price
excellent story excellent narrator thanks Libervox ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐