Book description
The crackle of the audiobook's opening line pulls you straight into the mud and fear of 1861 Kansas. Harold Keith's Rifles for Watie isn't just history-it's a whisper from the grave of the Civil War's forgotten Western front, delivered through a narrator whose voice drips with the weight of blood-soaked earth. You don't just hear Jeff Bussey's journey; you feel the grit in his throat as he marches through burned cornfields, the hollow ache of hunger that gnaws deeper than any cannon blast.
This isn't the polished battlefield of textbooks. Here, the real horror lives in the shadows: Stand Watie's Cherokee raiders aren't monsters-they're a chilling reality, their names murmured like curses. You hear the swish of bullets through rain-lashed prairies, the guttural rasp of Captain Clardy's hatred, and the fragile warmth of Jeff's unlikely friends-Noah's printer's ink, Lucy's defiant pride, even the ugly, big-eared Heifer's sourdough biscuits. The narrator doesn't just tell you the war is brutal; he makes you taste the mud, feel the exhaustion that turns men into ghosts.
What makes this audiobook haunting is how it refuses to simplify. Jeff walks the razor's edge between Union and rebel, a boy who sees both sides' savagery etched into the land itself. The Eastern campaign's glory is absent here; instead, there's the raw, intimate terror of foraging for food while homes lie gutted, of marching endlessly under skies that feel like a prison. Keith's prose, translated perfectly to audio, lingers on details that haunt: the deliberate uprooting of corn, the swish of grape shot, the way Lucy's rebellion isn't just a cause but a bone-deep truth.
The Newbery Medal winner isn't just a historical novel-it's a ghost story of a war that never quite ended in the hearts of those who lived it. The narrator's pacing is deliberate, almost mournful, letting each grim detail sink in. You don't just learn about Watie's raids; you hear the echoes of them in the silence between chapters. This isn't a story you consume-it's one that clings to you long after the final word, a reminder that the darkest battles aren't always fought with rifles, but with the choices that leave you stranded between two worlds, forever marked. Rifles for Watie doesn't just tell you the past; it lets you stand in its rain, shivering, and feel the weight of every life lost.
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Hidden Tree
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Uncle Psycho
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience