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Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20509Written a year after the events, this is an eyewitness account of the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862. Early in the American Civil War, in April 1862, Union volunteers led by a civilian, James J. Andrews, conducted a military mission to damage as much of the Western and Atlantic Railroad as possible. The aim was to sabotage the Confederate army. The Union raiders commandeered a train, The General, in Big Shanty, Georgia. Confederate forces quickly gave chase, both on foot and by locomotive. The result of the military raid and its aftermath are detailed in this book. (Summary by Elsie Selwyn)
Target completion date: 2024-05-31
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/War & Military
Keywords that describe the book: American civil war, civil war, trains, sabotage, Union, locomotives, raid, chase, confederate, western and atlantic railroad, james j. andrews, great locomotive chase, great locomotive chase of 1862
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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 Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure. 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."] "Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure, by William Pittenger. Section Title."
End of recording:"Chapter # of Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure, by William Pittenger. 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 Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure, by William Pittenger."
Filename: daringandsuffering_##_pittenger_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. daringandsuffering_01_pittenger_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: craigdav1
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.
Chapter 1 is up for you to listen at your leisure