Already a great thread.
This could be interesting. Great suggestion for a thread. I would be willing to participate on a thread like this if it fits with the theme. I am no where near the 'critique' writer like Twisted Canuck and others but could occasionally contribute note on a book or manuscript worthy of mention. I have found a place online that has umpteen thousands of books of all genres that a person can read for free. The books can be really old or up to date modern. Books that are public domain.
https://archive.org/
You can also listen to many of them online too. Archive.org is linked to
https://librivox.org/ which has free audio books of all genres and for all ages. If you like you can volunteer on Librivox to read and record a chapter or two of a book or the whole book for others to listen to.
I am listening to this book right now. I have read portions of this book before it became audio. (Nice to have another voice in the house telling me the story.)
William T. Hornaday wrote this book in 1887 and is a great insight to the dismantling of the great herds of buffalo. His accounting of the buffalo herds is colorful and really makes a person realize just how this land was so different as recently as 15 decades ago. He was commissioned by the Smithsonian Museum to write the book.
https://archive.org/details/extermin...aday_128kb.mp3
I read lots of books related to Alberta and Canadian history. I enjoy first person accountings of the early explorers and settlers the most because I know many of the places they trod and speak of.
Twisted Canuck.... On Kindle you can buy " The Works of Ballantyne". You get all 54 of his books for $2.30. His writings are a very colorful regarding the people of our canadian past. Fact and rendition from the 1800's. From the villians, to the women to the adventurers. His books like "Away in the Wilderness" and "Fighting the Whales" are a great read so I imagine there are several others in the 54 books.