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Water Never Hurt a Man by Walter D. Edmonds
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Water Never Hurt a Man

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Length 21 minutes
Language English
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This short story pulled from Seven American Stories, and originally published in Harper’s in 1930, is a classic of historical fiction.

Walter D. Edmonds (1903–1998) was born in New York state. His 1936 novel Drums along the Mohawk was a bestseller for two years. His later works received major literary awards, including the National Book Award and the Newbery Medal.

Mark Turetsky is an award-winning audiobook narrator and voice-over artist living in Brooklyn. In addition to audiobooks, he has voiced numerous commercials, video games, and online presentations. Turetsky is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and holds a minor in English and American Literature. He was an AudioFile Best Voice for 2010 and 2013.

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