On A Donkey's Hurricane Deck by R. Pitcher Woodward (1866 - 1941)

"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. This is a witty and amusing account of one man's (and his donkey's) adventures crossing the American continent from New York to San Francisco. (Summary by Lynne Thompson)