Project Gutenberg 2013-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 468 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 Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Overland journeys to the Pacific F590.3 Text Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing 765543 2025-08-17T06:42:12.996576 text/html 737694 2024-10-23T14:23:17 text/html 9298864 2025-08-17T06:42:26.126529 application/epub+zip 9299667 2025-08-17T06:42:15.592562 application/epub+zip 388030 2025-08-17T06:42:13.834549 application/epub+zip 9520756 2025-08-17T06:42:34.375404 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9450380 2025-08-17T06:42:23.875487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 558428 2022-09-19T09:50:19.420412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 705178 2025-08-17T06:42:11.552577 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 685294 2024-10-23T14:23:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16465 2025-08-17T06:42:34.573435 application/rdf+xml 22459 2025-08-17T06:42:13.942505 image/jpeg 3041 2025-08-17T06:42:13.888514 image/jpeg 8527771 2025-08-17T06:42:13.256572 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog