This project is complete and all audio files can be found in the catalogue: https://librivox.org/the-mormon-battalion-its-history-and-achievements-by-b-h-roberts/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42152A history of the Longest March of Military in History. The Mormon Battalion was the only religious unit in United States military history in federal service, recruited solely from one religious body and having a religious title as the unit designation. In 1847, as the Mormons were in Iowa heading West, after being driven out of their homes in Nauvoo, Illinois, the U.S. Army requested 500 volunteers to assist in the Mexican-American War effort. From July 1847 to July 1848 the battalion made a grueling march of nearly 2,100 miles from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to San Diego, California. The Battalion’s march and service supported the eventual cession of much of the American Southwest from Mexico to the United States, especially the Gadsden Purchase of 1853 of southern Arizona and New Mexico.
This is their story.
(Summary by Wayne Cooke)
Target completion date: 2022-08-15
Prooflistening level: Standard
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Genres for the project: Sagas; *Non-fiction; *Non-fiction/War & Military; *Non-fiction/History
Keywords that describe the book: exploration, adventure, Mormon, war, latter-day-saint
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For the first section, say:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Chapter # of The Mormon Battalion, Its History and Achievements. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "The Mormon Battalion, Its History and Achievements, by B. H. Roberts. Section Title."
End of recording:"Chapter # of The Mormon Battalion, Its History and Achievements, by B. H. Roberts. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of chapter #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of The Mormon Battalion, Its History and Achievements, by B. H. Roberts."
Filename: mormonbattalion_##_roberts_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. mormonbattalion_01_roberts_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: Rapunzelina
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.
Since we download from the MW, a notifying post is enough.