Project Gutenberg 2014-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 177 Waugh, W. F. (William Francis) 1849 Waugh, William F. (William Francis) Waugh, William Francis 04032328 The Houseboat Book: The Log of a Cruise from Chicago to New Orleans Produced by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Houseboat Book: The Log of a Cruise from Chicago to New Orleans" by W. F. Waugh is a travelogue written in the early 20th century. The book recounts the author’s adventurous journey aboard a houseboat as he travels from Chicago down the rivers to New Orleans, detailing not only the physical journey but also the preparations, trials, and experiences encountered along the way. The narrative captures the charm of river travel, familial companionship, and the natural beauty of the American waterways. The opening of the narrative introduces the protagonist, a doctor seeking a transformative escape from his demanding life, who dreams of a relaxed existence on a houseboat. As preparations begin, he encounters numerous challenges, including sourcing a suitable boat and gathering information on houseboat travel, revealing both his enthusiasm and the chaos of logistics involved. The beginning sets a tone of optimism tempered by humor and reality, drawing readers into the foundational experiences that will define their journey through the vast and often unpredictable American river systems. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44656/44656-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Mississippi River -- Description and travel Illinois -- Description and travel F350.5 Text Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: American Literature 264062 2025-07-18T06:45:50.335043 text/html 245534 2024-10-23T22:11:35 text/html 660403 2025-07-18T06:45:54.167500 application/epub+zip 660681 2025-07-18T06:45:51.008508 application/epub+zip 160172 2025-07-18T06:45:50.668491 application/epub+zip 754259 2025-07-18T06:45:56.930496 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 716652 2025-07-18T06:45:53.798475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217555 2022-09-20T11:35:08.344147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238789 2025-07-18T06:45:49.961000 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 218774 2024-10-23T22:11:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17103 2025-07-18T06:45:57.055434 application/rdf+xml 17471 2025-07-18T06:45:50.745501 image/jpeg 1942 2025-07-18T06:45:50.707475 image/jpeg 680238 2025-07-18T06:45:50.386539 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