Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2013-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 125 Woodward, R. Pitcher (Robert Pitcher) Woodward, Robert Pitcher On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck A Tempestous Voyage of Four Thousand and Ninety-Six Miles Across the American Continent on a Burro, in 340 Days and 2 Hours, Starting Without a Dollar and Earning My Way Produced by RichardW, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck" by R. Pitcher Woodward is a travelogue written in the early 20th century. This humorous narrative details the author's unique journey across the continental United States, specifically from New York City to San Francisco, on a donkey named Macaroni. The book captures the challenges, adventures, and whimsical encounters faced by Woodward as he attempts to earn his way while adhering to a wager, resulting in a comedic exploration of travel and the unpredictability of life. The opening of the narrative sets the scene for the author's ambitious and unconventional expedition, beginning with the enthusiastic send-off from a crowd gathered in New York City. Woodward outlines the rules of his wager, which requires him to start with no money, ride a donkey, and earn enough funds to ultimately reach his destination within a specified timeframe. The story kicks off with amusing anecdotes involving the donkey's antics during the journey, the challenges of navigating city streets, and the author's interactions with onlookers, setting a light-hearted, adventurous tone. As he embarks on the first leg of his journey, readers are introduced to his initial struggles, the heavy weight of expectations, and the determination that fuels both his and Macaroni's progress, foreshadowing the entertaining escapades that lie ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42214/42214-h/images/cover.jpg en Overland journeys to the Pacific F590.3 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 765413 765425 2024-09-17T15:53:49.602188 2023-09-18T10:33:14.197580 text/html text/html 757891 2013-02-26T11:44:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 8481303 2013-02-26T11:44:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 9299600 2024-09-17T15:54:03.794128 application/epub+zip 9300647 2024-09-17T15:53:52.066173 application/epub+zip 388556 2024-09-17T15:53:50.448164 application/epub+zip 9521100 2024-09-17T15:54:12.938082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9450304 2024-09-17T15:54:01.399169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 558428 2022-09-19T09:50:19.420412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 705357 705136 2024-09-17T15:53:47.586193 2023-09-18T10:33:12.459585 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 705322 2013-02-26T11:44:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 285382 2013-02-26T11:44:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 705316 2013-02-26T11:44:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 285319 2013-02-26T11:44:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19880 2024-09-17T15:54:13.118071 application/rdf+xml 22459 2024-09-17T15:53:50.576209 image/jpeg 3041 2024-09-17T15:53:50.509253 image/jpeg 8528327 2024-09-17T15:53:49.860242 application/octet-stream application/zip