On A Donkey's Hurricane Deck: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
On A Donkey's Hurricane Deck by Robert Pitcher Woodward: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 58 original MP3 tracks, 13:46:42 running time and a link to listen.
On A Donkey's Hurricane Deck, credited to Robert Pitcher Woodward, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck, by Robert Pitcher Woodward. " 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." The journey could be accomplished in 5 days by train, but the author took close to a year to work his way across the country, after losing a wager with his publisher on the outcome of a presidential election. This is a witty and amusing account of one man (and his donkey)'s adventures crossing the American continent from New York to San Francisco. As the author says in conclusion:"If ever you are tempted to ride a donkey overland, refrain. Rather creep across backwards on your hands and knees, or circumnavigate the globe in a washtub. If you still persist, why, ride a donkey twenty miles in a pouring rain, then follow your own judgment. If you wish my donkey's advice, I will introduce him. His head is longer than his ears, which was not the case when he set out with me." (Summary by Lynne Thompson)
Recording facts
- Recording title: On A Donkey's Hurricane Deck
- Author credits: Robert Pitcher Woodward
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 58
- Listed recording duration: 13:46:42
Catalogue topics
- humor
- journey
- adventure
- memoirs
Opening tracks: first 24 of 58
- 00 - Prologue — 5:45
- 01 - Madison Square to Yonkers — 15:29
- 02 - Donkey's Many Ailments — 16:46
- 03 - Polishing Shoes At Vassar — 18:20
- 04 - An Even Trade No Robbery — 14:08
- 05 - The Donkey On Skates — 19:28
- 06 - Mac Held For Ransom — 19:08
- 07 - I Mop The Hotel Floor — 15:43
- 08 - Footpads Fire Upon Us — 11:13
- 09 - In A Haymow Below Zero — 17:05
- 10 - An Asinine Snowball — 14:47
- 11 - One Bore Is Enough — 15:48
- 12 - At A Country Dance — 15:04
- 13 - A Peculiar, Cold Day — 12:36
- 14 - I Bargain For Eggs — 10:09
- 15 - Gypsy Girl Tells Fortune — 11:14
- 16 - All The Devils Are Here — 17:23
- 17 - Darkest Hour Before Dawn — 18:56
- 18 - Champagne Avenue, Chicago — 17:30
- 19 - Donk Causes A Sensation — 10:57
- 20 - A Donkey For Alderman — 23:17
- 21 - A Donkey Without A Father — 8:28
- 22 - Rat Trap And Donkey's Tailc — 10:04
- 23 - Mac Crosses The Mississippi — 9:33
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