Tag Archives: Harold Hutton

“Febold Feboldson: Tall Tales from the Great Plains” compiled by Paul Robert Beath 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.

This novel is a collection of stories featuring the Swede immigrant Febold Feboldson, a giant who attempts to homestead in Nebraska. These stories, primarily collected and edited by Paul R. Beath, are humorous takes on the challenges faced by early pioneers on the Great Plains.

TBBS borrowers can request “Febold Feboldson: Tall Tales from the Great Plains” DBC02030 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.

“Vigilante Days: Frontier Justice Along the Niobrara” by Harold Hutton 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.

Covering a period of 15 to 20 years during the late 1800s and mostly focusing on the activities of noted horse thief, Kid Wade, Hutton expands his scope to include all vigilante activity in the lower and middle Niobrara region. This volume tries to present an unbiased factual study. Hutton does not depict the vigilance committees as always right or always wrong, nor does he attempt to glamorize or create sympathy for the thieves. 

TBBS borrowers can request “Vigilante Days: Frontier Justice Along the Niobrara” DBC02021 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.