[COMPLETE] American Myths and Legends, Volume 1, by Charles M. Skinner-mtf

[ChuckW]

Can anyone direct me to a site that will assist in the correct pronunciation of American Indian words and place name ?


Jennifer

Good question, Jennifer. I'll poke around and see if I can find anything.

[ChuckW]

Hi,

Section 47 - The Golden Tooth
https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/americanmythsandlegendsvol1_47_skinner_128kb.mp3
11:15

Has been uploaded and is ready for review.

Thanks

-- Vinny Lerins

Thank you!

[Roselbex]

I have uploaded Section 32 Length 5:54
https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/americanmythsandlegendsvol1_32_skinner_128kb.mp3

[mightyfelix]

I will leave off here for the night and pick it up again tomorrow.

Oh, uh, did I say tomorrow? I meant a week from tomorrow, apparently.

[mightyfelix]

Section 89 The White Bride of St. Simon's

https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/americanmythsandlegendsvol1_89_skinner_128kb.mp3

03:33

PL ok!

This is another one that took a sudden and unexpected turn. I'm a little unsure what happened there, even.

[mightyfelix]

Section 83 The Virginia Cocktail
https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/americanmythsandlegendsvol1_83_skinner_128kb.mp3
02:07

Best,
Debbie

Hilarious! I loved this one just for the etymological information, if for no other reason!

Oh yes, and it's PL ok too.

[mightyfelix]

Section 81 White House

https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/americanmythsandlegendsvol1_81_skinner_128kb.mp3

05:12

Wow, this one was fascinating for a lot of reasons!

PL ok!

[mightyfelix]

Section 78 Google-Eyed Jim

https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/americanmythsandlegendsvol1_78_skinner_128kb.mp3
04:08

Catalogue name: Debbie Talley

Another interesting story.

We do have a bit of an issue here between the words "Google" and "Goggle." I don't know if it's enough to warrant corrections to the recording. I will leave that up to Chuck and Debbie. But the book prints this name as "Goggle-Eyed Jim," and the MW incorrectly says "Google-Eyed Jim." Unfortunately, that error was carried over into the pronunciation of the name, but again, I don't know how important it is to correct that. (We should correct the MW in any case.) The points in the recording where we would need this correction (if we choose to make corrections) are:

0:16
1:29
2:08
3:16
3:53

[mightyfelix]

Here's Section 77, Spectres in Annapolis

https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/americanmythsandlegendsvol1_77_skinner_128kb.mp3

5:50

Cheers,
Winnifred

Lots of interesting spooks packed into this short section!

PL ok!

[mightyfelix]

Here is Section 72:

https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/americanmythsandlegendsvol1_72_skinner_128kb.mp3

Run time is 5:59

Take care,

Greg

This one was amusing. PL ok!

[mightyfelix]

Here are sections 64, 65 and 66:

https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/americanmythsandlegendsvol1_64_skinner_128kb.mp3
6:32

https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/americanmythsandlegendsvol1_65_skinner_128kb.mp3
5:06

https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/americanmythsandlegendsvol1_66_skinner_128kb.mp3
4:51

64: (Ah, this was kind of a sad one. But I think we all could tell where it was heading though.)
PL ok!

65: (This one has just the right amount of spookiness, and in all the right places!)
PL ok!

66: (Aw, I liked this one! )
PL ok!

[mightyfelix]

https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/americanmythsandlegendsvol1_59_skinner_128kb.mp3 Section 59, (3:44min)

PL ok. Didn't see this ending coming, either. It was a bit of a let-down.

[mightyfelix]

Here are two more sections:

Section 44 -

https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/americanmythsandlegendsvol1_44_skinner_128kb.mp3

Run time is 5:00

Section 58 -

https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/americanmythsandlegendsvol1_58_skinner_128kb.mp3

Run time is 4:19

Take care,

Greg

44: (This one seems like maybe an origin story of some of the gods? Maybe. I'm not quite sure what to make of it.)
PL ok!

58: (Huh. That one was... confusing. I read the last little bit two or three times, and I'm still not sure I get it.)
PL ok though!

[mightyfelix]

Hi,

Section 47 - The Golden Tooth
https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/americanmythsandlegendsvol1_47_skinner_128kb.mp3
11:15

Has been uploaded and is ready for review.

Thanks

-- Vinny Lerins

This is another really fun one, and PL ok!

[CathiB]

Would it be possible to claim the last unclaimed section?