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Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith, like most of Frank Spearman's western novels (and some non-fiction as well) are set in the world of railroads, in the late 1800's. The main character, Gordon Smith, is a railroad detective; he first appears in this novel, then later in others. This novel was popular enough to be made into film eight times (four being silent) and into a TV series. In this novel, Smith finds that the culprit of the railroad mishaps he is investigating is a close friend, Murray Sinclair. That plot may seem overworked, but Spearman makes it nuanced enough for it to be quite interesting; two interwoven romances are included. The strongest feature of Spearman's novels is probably his beautiful descriptions of the American western landscapes. His character descriptions and plots also hold up well against the other writers of westerns of the early 1900's. (Summary by Bob Rollins)

Year of Publication: 1903Genres: Westerns

Running Time: 09 hours 47 minutes 48 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	The Wrecking Boss Bob R	12:44
2	At Smoky Creek Bob R	17:53
3	Dicksie Bob R	12:48
4	George McCloud Bob R	25:27
5	The Crawling Stone Bob R	13:47
6	The Final Appeal Bob R	4:53
7	In Marion's Shop Bob R	9:54
8	Smoky Creek Bridge Bob R	7:01
9	The Misunderstanding Bob R	16:58
10	Sweeping Orders Bob R	7:28
11	At The Three Horses Bob R	13:04
12	Parley Bob R	27:34
13	The Turn in the Storm Bob R	13:47
14	The Quarrel Bob R	13:54
15	The Shot in the Pass Bob R	8:56
16	At the Wickiup Bob R	8:44
17	A Test Bob R	10:13
18	New Plans Bob R	11:08
19	The Crawling Stone Rise Bob R	13:37
20	At The Dike Bob R	24:55
21	Supper in Camp Bob R	12:46
22	A Talk With Whispering Smith Bob R	13:12
23	At The River Bob R	9:51
24	Between Girlhood and Womanhood Bob R	22:32
25	The Man on the Frenchman Bob R	20:22
26	Tower W Bob R	8:22
27	Pursuit Bob R	11:45
28	The Sunday Murder Bob R	14:03
29	Williams Cashe Bob R	15:38
30	The Fight in The Cashe Bob R	19:16
31	The Death of DuSang Bob R	10:10
32	McCloud and Dicksie Bob R	11:43
33	The Laugh of a Woman Bob R	9:22
34	A Midnight Visit Bob R	9:21
35	The Call Bob R	7:37
36	Duty Bob R	7:49
37	Wickwire Bob R	7:58
38	Into The North Bob R	12:14
39	Among the Coyotes Bob R	18:11
40	A Sympathetic Ear Bob R	9:09
41	Dickie's Ride Bob R	14:02
42	At The Door Bob R	7:38
43	Closing In Bob R	11:42
44	Crawling Stone Wash Bob R	15:47
45	Back To The Mountains Bob R	12:33