“Son of the Gamblin’ Man: The Youth of an Artist” by Nebraska author Mari Sandoz is now available on cartridge and for download on BARD, the Braille and Audio Reading Download service. BARD is a service offered by the Nebraska Library Commission Talking Book and Braille Service and the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of Congress.
A work of historical fiction, the story tells of a gambler who founded Cozad, Nebraska. It also focuses on his family, especially his younger son, who became the world-famous artist and teacher known as “Robert Henri.”
TBBS borrowers can request “Son of the Gamblin’ Man: The Youth of an Artist” DBC02039 or download it from the National Library Service BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) website. If you have high-speed internet access, you can download books to your smartphone or tablet, or onto a flash drive for use with your player. You may also contact your reader’s advisor to have the book mailed to you on cartridge.
