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Across America by Bicycle
- Alice and Bobbi's Summer on Wheels
- De: Alice Honeywell, Bobbi Montgomery
- Narrado por: Rosemary Benson
- Duración: 9 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 65
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 56
Biking from Oregon to Maine is no small feat, especially for two newly retired women who carry everything they need for three months, powered only by the strength of their legs and a desire for adventure. Alice Honeywell and Bobbi Montgomery invite listeners to follow their ride by bicycle across the United States, as they face scorching sun, driving rain, buffeting winds, equipment failures, killer hills, wild fires, and even a plague of grasshoppers.
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1 out of 5 stars
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should have sampled the narrator before buying
- De Flapperjane en 03-07-18
- Across America by Bicycle
- Alice and Bobbi's Summer on Wheels
- De: Alice Honeywell, Bobbi Montgomery
- Narrado por: Rosemary Benson
An interesting story...
Revisado: 04-23-17
Is there anything you would change about this book?
This was by far my least favorite narrator. She couldn't even be bothered to find out the correct pronunciation for names such as Oregon, Willamette, and REI. It was painful to listen to at times as a result. I'm guessing she mispronounced names throughout the book, but I'm from Oregon so those are the ones that grated on me.
Would you recommend Across America by Bicycle to your friends? Why or why not?
I'm not sure whether my friends would be interested in this book since I'm not sure any of them fantasize about biking across the country like I do. Also, the narration was truly bad so that alone would cause me not to recommend it.
What three words best describe Rosemary Benson’s voice?
grating, irritating, fake.
Was Across America by Bicycle worth the listening time?
I enjoyed it because I am interested in crossing the country by bike, so I'd say for me it was worth listening to. I enjoyed hearing about the mountain passes, flat tires, and riding alongside faster moving traffic. I might have preferred to hear more about those types of things and less about what they ate.
Any additional comments?
This book would have been better with a better narrator.
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The Oregon Trail
- A New American Journey
- De: Rinker Buck
- Narrado por: Rinker Buck
- Duración: 16 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,141
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,037
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,043
In the best-selling tradition of Bill Bryson and Tony Horwitz, Rinker Buck's The Oregon Trail is a major work of participatory history: an epic account of traveling the entire 2,000-mile length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned way, in a covered wagon with a team of mules - which hasn't been done in a century - that also tells the rich history of the trail, the people who made the migration, and its significance to the country.
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1 out of 5 stars
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An author does not a good narrator make
- De C. Davis en 07-03-15
- The Oregon Trail
- A New American Journey
- De: Rinker Buck
- Narrado por: Rinker Buck
Best book I've read in a long time
Revisado: 03-21-17
Best story I've heard in a while. I'm a history nut so it's unsurprising I liked it but in addition to his journey west in a wagon, which was interesting on its own, he dove into the history of the trail as well. All around very great book! I'm an Oregonian who grew up around the Oregon trail and still learned new stuff.
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