[COMPLETE] American Leaders and Heroes by Wilbur F. Gordy - icequeen

[silverquill]

American Leaders and Heroes by Wilbur F. Gordy (1854 - 1929).

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/american-leaders-and-heroes-by-wilbur-f-gordy/

Historian Wilbur F. Gordy presents short chapters on well-known American figures from the viewpoint of the early twentieth century, including explorers, political leaders, military figures and inventors. This was intended to be a text book for children, written in easy language ( Larry Wilson)

• 1. How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
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  4. Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35742
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     [*] Project Code: kYHqmDSO
     
     [*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Wilbur F. Gordy) : https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/authors/187/wilbur-f-gordy/
     [*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
     [*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 27
     [*]Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: Yes
     [*]Original publication date (if known): 1901
     [*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog? Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
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  Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/History
  
  Keywords that describe the book: explorers, American history, presidents, inventors
  
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• BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: viewtopic.php?p=6430#p6430
  
  Set your recording software to:
  Channels: 1 (Mono)
  Bit Rate: 128 kbps
  Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
• DURING recording:
  No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
  Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
  START of recording (Intro)
  • "Chapter [number] of American Leaders and Heroes. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
  • If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
  • Say:
    "American Leaders and Heroes, by Wilbur F. Gordy. [Chapter Title]"
  
  END of recording
  • At the end of the section, say:
    "End of Chapter [Number]"
  • If you wish, say:
    "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
  • At the end of the book, say (in addition):
    "End of American Leaders and Heroes, by Wilbur F. Gordy. "
  
  There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
  Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
• AFTER recording
  Need noise-cleaning?
  Listen to your file through headphones. If you can hear some constant background noise (hiss/buzz), you may want to clean it up a bit. The latest version of Audacity is recommended for noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide
• NOTE: Please DO NOT READ: Captions for pictures or maps.
  Please DO NOT READ: The summaries and questions at the end of the chapters.
  
  
  Save files as
  128 kbps MP3
  americanleaders_##_gordy_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. americanleaders_01_gordy_128kb.mp3)
  
  
  
  Please ignore tags for Genre and Track Number - these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage.
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  Any questions?
  Please post below

[icequeen]

Hi Larry! I can MC this one for you! Back in a moment with your MW!

[icequeen]

You are ready to go! We will wait here a day or two to see if we can pick up a DPL.

[silverquill]

You are ready to go! We will wait here a day or two to see if we can pick up a DPL.

Thanks so much!
I appreciate your help.

Chapter title populated in the MW, and word counts will be up later.
(Way too late here)

Each chapter has a summary and questions for pupils.
Is it okay to omit these, or do they need to be included?

[Jhouse6789]

Hello, I was hoping to read sections 1 to 7 please

[KevinS]

21, please.

[icequeen]

You are ready to go! We will wait here a day or two to see if we can pick up a DPL.

Thanks so much!
I appreciate your help.

Chapter title populated in the MW, and word counts will be up later.
(Way too late here)

Each chapter has a summary and questions for pupils.
Is it okay to omit these, or do they need to be included?

I think it will be fine to omit them, just because we are wanting the stories and the questions don't add to them, and the summaries kind of ruin them.

[silverquill]

You are ready to go! We will wait here a day or two to see if we can pick up a DPL.

Thanks so much!
I appreciate your help.

Chapter title populated in the MW, and word counts will be up later.
(Way too late here)

Each chapter has a summary and questions for pupils.
Is it okay to omit these, or do they need to be included?

I think it will be fine to omit them, just because we are wanting the stories and the questions don't add to them, and the summaries kind of ruin them.

This was my thought, and if it is okay under LibriVox standards I will omit them, and have added a special reading note in the instructions.

Thank you.

[silverquill]

Hello, I was hoping to read sections 1 to 7 please

Well, while I do appreciate your enthusiasm, there are several things you need to do first.
Start by reading the Newbie Guide to Reading. You will find the link in Point 2 of the head post of this and all projects. You really need to take the time to learn what is involved in recording and how our system works.
Then, please complete a one-minute test recording. You will find a section in the Newbie Guide on how to do that and submit it for someone to review. This is primarily to check your technical specifications and identify any issues before you take on actual recording.

Then, this is far to much for you to undertake at the beginning. These sections are not extremely long, but long enough to be a challenge for a beginner. My guess is you're looking at at least 10-12 hours of recording and editing just for these. And, I see you have requested other large chunks in other projects, and you will be in way over your head. You would do better to start with one short section to ease into recording and make sure everything is well in hand before taking on more. Then claim just what you can easily work on and complete in a reasonable time. There will never be a lack of interesting projects to read for.

So, at least get that one-minute test completed and approved, then visit this again and I will be glad to sign you up for one section and take it from there. I think this is reasonable and will get you off to a good start.

Of course if you are already an experienced recording artist, you can get off to a faster start, but make sure you understand the LibriVox system and what you are committing to.

[icequeen]

Moving on to Readers Wanted!

[tcjsavannah]

May I claim sections 17, 18 and 19 please?

-- Chad

[Kalamareader]

Hi Ann,

I would like to claim section 14 if I may.

Thank you,

Wayne

[alanmapstone]

Section 20 (Fulton) please!

[Kalamareader]

Here is Chapter 14:

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/americanleaders_14_gordy_128kb.mp3

Time: 11:51

Wayne

[RitaBoutros]

I would like to offer my services as your DPL. I have PLed before but not DPL. If there is something special I should know or do, please advise. Thank you!