COMPLETE In Quest of El Dorado by Stephen Graham -jo

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Steven Seitel
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In Quest of El Dorado by Stephen Graham (1884 - 1975)

This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page here:

https://librivox.org/in-quest-of-el-dorado-by-stephen-graham/


Volunteers outside the USA: Stephen Graham died in 1975. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 50 years; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.
Lively (and often unsparing) descriptions of the people, places, and customs that the author encounters as he attempts to retrace the steps of the early Spanish conquistadores in the Americas: Columbus, Cortez, Pizarro, Balboa, Coronado. (Summary by Steven Seitel)
Source text (please read only from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64349

Target completion date: 2021-12-31

Prooflistening level: Standard
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Travel & Geography; *Non-fiction/Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

Keywords that describe the book: El Dorado, New Spain, America, Grand Canyon, Mexico, Cuba, Panama, Conquistadors, Columbus, Cortez, Pizarro, Coronado, Balboa, Montezuma, Aztecs.
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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:
"Section (or Chapter) # of In Quest of El Dorado by Stephen Graham. 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."] "In Quest of El Dorado, by Stephen Graham. Section Title."
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:
"Section (or Chapter) # of In Quest of El Dorado, by Stephen Graham. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:
"End of In Quest of El Dorado, by Stephen Graham."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: inquestofeldorado_##_graham_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. inquestofeldorado_01_graham_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader

MC to select: knotyouraveragejo

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.
Last edited by Steven Seitel on May 13th, 2021, 7:11 am, edited 3 times in total.
...and then I thought: "Oh, what the Heck? Why not?..." —W.O.B.
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

Hi Steven. I'll MC for you. MW will be along shortly.
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Post by DACSoft »

Hi Steven,

I'd enjoy DPLing this one for you, if you'd like.

Thank you,
Don (DACSoft)
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Post by Steven Seitel »

Jo, Don...

Thank you both very much. We have a team! :D

I'll populate the MW right after I finish this warmed-over pizza. :lol:

Steve
...and then I thought: "Oh, what the Heck? Why not?..." —W.O.B.
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Post by Steven Seitel »

Nothing like losing your travel companion to a "stray bullet" to kick off a travelogue, eh? :roll:

Chapter 00, Preface
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/inquestofeldorado_00_graham_128kb.mp3

Very short, but it should let us verify all the technical parameters.

S
...and then I thought: "Oh, what the Heck? Why not?..." —W.O.B.
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Post by DACSoft »

Chapter 00, Preface is PL OK! :thumbs:

Good beginning. I'm looking forward to our travels through the South, and through Central America.
Don (DACSoft)
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The Arrival of Jimpson; Baseball Joe in the World Series
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Post by Steven Seitel »

DACSoft wrote: April 23rd, 2021, 4:19 pm I'm looking forward to our travels through the South, and through Central America.
I am as well. But first, there's some blood and gore to be endured in Spain: :|

Chapter 01 In Madrid
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/inquestofeldorado_01_graham_128kb.mp3 (31:10)
...and then I thought: "Oh, what the Heck? Why not?..." —W.O.B.
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...and then I thought: "Oh, what the Heck? Why not?..." —W.O.B.
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Post by DACSoft »

Chapters 01, 02, and 03 are PL OK! :)
Don (DACSoft)
Bringing the Baseball Joe series to audio!

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Two College Friends; Baseball Joe Around the World
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Post by Steven Seitel »

Thank you, Don. :D
...and then I thought: "Oh, what the Heck? Why not?..." —W.O.B.
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"...tubby Texans, lordly lumps of Louisiana..." :lol:

Chapter 04, Porto Rico
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/inquestofeldorado_04_graham_128kb.mp3 (20:07)
...and then I thought: "Oh, what the Heck? Why not?..." —W.O.B.
Steven Seitel
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...and then I thought: "Oh, what the Heck? Why not?..." —W.O.B.
Steven Seitel
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...and then I thought: "Oh, what the Heck? Why not?..." —W.O.B.
DACSoft
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Post by DACSoft »

Chapters 04 and 05 are PL OK! :)
Don (DACSoft)
Bringing the Baseball Joe series to audio!

In Progress:
The Arrival of Jimpson; Baseball Joe in the World Series
Next up:
Two College Friends; Baseball Joe Around the World
Steven Seitel
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Joined: February 15th, 2010, 5:12 pm
Location: Montana USA

Post by Steven Seitel »

DACSoft wrote: April 29th, 2021, 5:25 pm Chapters 04 and 05 are PL OK! :)
Terrific! Thanks. :D

Chapter 09, Indians. A fascinating description! :D
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/inquestofeldorado_09_graham_128kb.mp3 (31:08)



Chapter 10, Mexicans of New Mexico. This one, not so much. :|
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/inquestofeldorado_10_graham_128kb.mp3 (13:41)
...and then I thought: "Oh, what the Heck? Why not?..." —W.O.B.
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