Roughing it De Luxe

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Roughing it De Luxe

by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb

EN·~3 hours·8 chapters

Chapters

8 total
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Roughing It De Luxe - By Irvin S. Cobb

0:06
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Roughing It De Luxe By Irvin S. Cobb

0:37
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ILLUSTRATIONS

1:13
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A PILGRIM CANONIZED

34:38
5

RABID AND HIS FRIENDS

35:58
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HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CLIMATE?

32:13
7

IN THE HAUNT OF THENATIVE SON

34:08
8

LOOKING FOR LO

41:10

Description

The book follows a rambunctious band of travelers who board a Santa Fe train from Chicago with a single purpose: to experience the wild West in all its over‑the‑top glory. Through a wry, conversational narrator, the pages capture the clash between city‑slicker expectations and the raw, sometimes absurd reality of desert canyons, dusty towns and frontier hospitality. Along the way the troupe meets a self‑styled “distinguished surgeon,” a pair of comrades christened Clarence and Clarice, and a parade of colorful locals who turn every mishap into comic gold.

Each chapter reads like a lively sketch, mixing travel reportage with the author’s signature sarcasm and vivid humor. From attempts to describe the Grand Canyon—a landscape that leaves language tongue‑tied—to amusing encounters with real‑estate agents, turkey trots and Navajo weavers, the stories flare with witty observation and gentle satire. Illustrated throughout, the work invites listeners to picture the absurdities of early twentieth‑century frontier adventures while feeling the camaraderie of a group determined to “rough it” with style.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (172K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2006-10-06

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb

Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb

1876–1944

A sharp-eyed newspaper man turned beloved humorist, he brought Kentucky voices and small-town characters to life with warmth, wit, and a reporter’s feel for telling detail. His stories of Judge Priest and other Southern figures made him one of the most widely read American entertainers of his day.

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