Public-domain audiobook
Family Flivvers to Frisco (audiobook)
Free audiobook of Family Flivvers to Frisco by Frederic Van de Water: 5 h 21 min in 13 sections, read by LibriVox volunteers.
5 h 21 minrunning time
13sections
≈ 49,000words
About this recording
This is the light-hearted account of the author's trip cross-country, with his wife and small child, from New York City to San Francisco, in a 'flivver', slang for a small, inexpensive, and often somewhat undependable car (in this case, a model-T Ford). Despite dire predictions from friendly advisors before departure, the trio enjoy 37 days of travel, camping, while getting a better view of 'real America'. - Summary by Mark Harrington
Sources & data
- From the LibriVox catalogue. Word count estimated at 9,300 words per hour of narration.