
When a Man's a Man
A Story of the Real West
Author: Harold Bell Wright
Narrator: John Rayburn
Unabridged: 9 hr 36 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: John D. Rayburn
Published: 04/16/2024

Author: Harold Bell Wright
Narrator: John Rayburn
Unabridged: 9 hr 36 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: John D. Rayburn
Published: 04/16/2024
Harold Bell Wright (1872–1944) was a bestselling American writer of fiction, essays, and nonfiction. He had a very successful career; he is said to have been the first American writer to sell a million copies of a novel and the first to make $1 million from writing fiction. Between 1902 and 1942 Wright wrote nineteen books, several stage plays, and many magazine articles. More than fifteen movies were made or claimed to be made from Wright’s stories.
John Rayburn is a veteran broadcaster. He served as a news/sports anchor and show host, and his TV newscast achieved the largest Share of Audience figures of any major-market TV newscast in the nation. John is a member of a Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame.
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