Check the listing for details. Show Boat - Unabridged MP3 CD Audiobook in security sleeve. Condition: Brand New. Listed at 3.99 USD. Show Boat Show Boat Edna Ferber Show Boat is a novel written by Edna Ferber, published in 1926. It tells the story of the lives, loves, and struggles of the performers, stagehands, and dockworkers who are associated with the Cotton Blossom, a fictional Mississippi River show boat. The novel begins in the late 1800s and spans several decades, covering the period of time in which show boats were popular in the United States. The novel follows the lives of the people on the Cotton Blossom, including the boat’s captain and owner, the actors and stagehands, and the dockworkers who load and unload the boat. It also explores the themes of racial prejudice and the struggles of people of color living in the South during this period. One of the main characters, a mixed-race woman named Julie LaVerne, faces discrimination because of her heritage. Show Boat also deals with themes of love, family, and loyalty, as the characters’ relationships evolve over the years. Through the characters’ experiences and relationships, the novel provides a nuanced and compelling portrayal of life on the Mississippi River and the world of traveling show boats. It was popular and influential, it was adapted into a musical and a film multiple times and popularized musical genre and its influence can be seen in various forms of American entertainment. Play sample: Product Details Read by: Multiple readers Length: 10 hours 52 minutes Type: Collaborative reading Media: MP3 CD Package: Paper sleeve Item No.: CD-1341 List Price: $3.99 Artwork: Disc contains 300 dpi image files for printing CD label art: Includes both square JPG and round PNG formats CD jewel case art: Includes cover, inner insert, and J-card DVD case art: Includes wrapper for Amaray box and inner insert Credits Production Book Coordinator: TriciaG Meta Coordinator: TriciaG Proof Listener: TriciaG Artwork Cover: Illustration from the dust cover of the first edition, 1926. Inset: Show Boat original sheet music cover, 1927, T.B. Harms Co. Inset: Portrait of American novelist Edna Ferber, New York Tribune, October 29, 1922. Photographer unknown. Insert: Show Boat original sheet music cover, 1927, T.B. Harms Co. The Recordings About MP3 Audio This MP3 digital audiobook is duplicated on compact disc in the MP3 audio format and is designed to play on any computer. It will play on CD and DVD players that are designed with MP3 capability. The files contained in an MP3 CD can be imported and played on mobile devices such as the iPod, iPhone, iPad, Android tablets and smart phones and on PSP (Play Station Portable) and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) devices. Your CD/DVD player or mobile device owner’s manual should specify whether the device has MP3 compatibility. If the device is not directly compatible with the MP3 Audio format, the files on the MP3 CD can be copied onto a computer drive and then played on the computer media player or transferred to a mobile device. The Recordings These recordings were made using the author’s original published work, which is in the public domain. The readings were recorded by members of Librivox.org, which has generously made the recordings available to the public domain. 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Table of Contents Track Title Reader Length 1 01 - Chapter 1 docdlmartin 45:17 2 02 - Chapter 2 Olivia Mazzone 38:09 3 03 - Chapter 3 docdlmartin 26:44 4 04 - Chapter 4 docdlmartin 31:07 5 05 - Chapter 5 docdlmartin 48:23 6 06 - Chapter 6 FloraMetrick 48:28 7 07 - Chapter 7 FloraMetrick 30:33 8 08 - Chapter 8 FloraMetrick 32:11 9 09 - Chapter 9 FloraMetrick 45:07 10 10 - Chapter 10 FloraMetrick 38:51 11 11 - Chapter 11 FloraMetrick 38:49 12 12 - Chapter 12 Krista Zaleski 14:50 13 13 - Chapter 13 FloraMetrick 31:46 14 14 - Chapter 14 FloraMetrick 37:24 15 15 - Chapter 15 Yoganandh T 23:12 16 16 - Chapter 16 FloraMetrick 40:20 17 17 - Chapter 17 Jay Randolph 32:06 18 18 - Chapter 18 KimberlyB 24:47 19 19 - Chapter 19 FloraMetrick 27:03 Terms and Conditions Terms of Sale The buyer can pay using the Checkout button when the listing ends or wait to receive an automated email invoice shortly after the listing ends with totals and payment instructions. 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