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Manhattan, 1609 (audiobook)
Free audiobook of Manhattan, 1609 by Edwin Markham: 23 min in 8 sections, read by LibriVox volunteers.
23 minrunning time
8sections
≈ 3,000words
About this recording
LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of Manhattan, 1609 by Edwin Markham. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for October 11, 2026. ------ Edwin Markham was an American poet. From 1923 to 1931 he was Poet Laureate of Oregon. Throughout Markham's later life, many readers viewed him as an important voice in American poetry, a position signified by honors such as his election in 1908 to the National Institute of Arts and Letters. - Summary by Wikipedia
Sources & data
- From the LibriVox catalogue. Word count estimated at 9,300 words per hour of narration.