The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth: Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians

By: T. D. Bonner

Narrated by: Rodney Louis Tompkins

James Pierson Beckwourth (1798-1866) was a fur trader and explorer born into slavery in Virginia. He moved to the West, and as a fur trapper, he lived with the Crow for years. He is credited with the discovery of Beckwourth Pass through the Sierra Nevada Mountains during the California Gold Rush era.

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Perhaps a better rest than a listen.

Quite a remarkable take of a lesser known American explorer. Perhaps reading this will suit you better than listening to it.

Great Story...most illiterate reader ever!!!!!!!

Fascinating life story of a remarkable person, place and time. Also, the most illiterate reader/narrator of all time. Sounds like a poor version of a free audio book from libri vox read by someone who is just learning how to read English.

it could have been a great story

the narrator was hard to listen to and read the book at a frustrating pace. The vocabulary of the book was written at a level far beyond the theme of this story. I would like to believe that James Beckwourth lead a very exciting life and basically able to see into his adventures through these writings.

Narrator is yelling at me!

The narration is a distraction away from the story. A good deep quality tone, but poor reading ability. Monotoned. Loud. Zero inflection. Skull pounding! Couldn't get through it. Think I'll buy the paperback.

Incredible tale. Incredibly poor narration.

James Beckwourth lived a amazing life, anyone interested in the Wild West and the expansion of early settlers, Native Americans will love this tale. Please note that I would advise reading the book rather than listening as the narration is all but impossible to understand. Hopefully someday it will be reread in a manor worthy of the tale of Jim Beckwourth.