[COMPLETE] A History of the Comstock Silver Lode & Mines, by Dan DeQuille - icequeen

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A History of the Comstock Silver Lode & Mines, by Dan DeQuille (1829 - 1898)

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/a-history-of-the-comstock-silver-lode-and-mines-by-dan-dequille/
This is a brief account of the Comstock Silver Lode and mines, and description of the geographic features of the state of Nevada including the railroads. Silver not only defined Nevada, but influenced the opening of the American West as far as San Francisco. Dan De Quille (pseudonym for William Wright) wrote extensively on the history of mining in the area of Nevada, and published the larger work “The Big Bonanza” assisted by Mark Twain, both of whom were part of the Sagebrush School of writers. (Summary by Larry Wilson)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64699

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This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.

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[*]Project Code: MlF9K8Lx
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_DeQuille (Dan DeQuille)
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 58
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: Yes
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1889
[*]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/Modern (19th C); *Non-fiction/Business & Economics

Keywords that describe the book: mark twain, mining, American West, American history, Nevada, silver, prospecting, silver rush, bonanza, virginia city, gold hill, silver city, donner disaster, sagebrush writers

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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.

Say:
"Section # of A History of the Comstock Silver Lode & Mines. 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."] "A History of the Comstock Silver Lode & Mines, by Dan DeQuille. Section Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of section #." [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 A History of the Comstock Silver Lode & Mines, by Dan DeQuille."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: comstocksilverlode_##_dequille_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. comstocksilverlode_01_dequille_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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Last edited by silverquill on April 22nd, 2021, 9:23 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Something a bit different with nice short sections.
~ Larry
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Post by icequeen »

Now this looks interesting! I can MC this one for you, Larry!
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OK, your MW is ready for you! As always, we will wait here a day or two to see if we can pick up a DPL.
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Post by alanmapstone »

Can I jump in early and claim section 22 and 52?
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alanmapstone wrote: April 22nd, 2021, 9:06 pm Can I jump in early and claim section 22 and 52?
You're in, Alan. Thank you!
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A DPL would be most welcome.
Easy short sections. :wink:

Also, as noted in the instructions, I'm requesting that no more than three sections be claimed at a time, so we can give opportunities for many readers. Of course, more sections can be claimed after the one's first claims are submitted.
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Post by alanmapstone »

Noting the 3 section limit, can I also take 56 to round off the railroad theme?
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alanmapstone wrote: April 22nd, 2021, 9:39 pm Noting the 3 section limit, can I also take 56 to round off the railroad theme?
Glad to have you!
Thanks again.
~ Larry
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Post by ToddHW »

May I read sections 11 and 29?

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Post by silverquill »

ToddHW wrote: April 24th, 2021, 3:15 am May I read sections 11 and 29?

Thanks, Todd
Thank you, Todd!
You're in for these.
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Post by lomond »

Greetings -

DPL?

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lomond wrote: April 24th, 2021, 1:23 pm Greetings -

DPL?

Lomond
Yes, with thanks!
I think you'll enjoy this fun little project.
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Post by icequeen »

You have access to the MW, Lomond, thank you!

Off we go to Readers Wanted!
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