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Overview
The Road is a collection of true stories and essays about London's life living on the road as a hobo in the late 1800s. At the time, London used his storytelling skills to get meals from strangers in exchange for his compelling tales. He even spent 30 days in a Pennsylvania jail for vagrancy.London is well known for his books The Call of The Wild, White Fang and The Sea Wolf. The true story of Jack London's real life is unknown to most readers, the stories in The Road offer unique insights into London's life and his later years as a socialist.
Synopsis
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Library Journal
London hit the road long before Kerouac, hopping a train in 1894 at age 18 and traveling 10,000 miles as a hobo. He related his experiences in nine illustrated essays published in Cosmopolitan (not the one you're thinking of) between 1907 and 1908. This reprint is the inaugural volume in Rutgers's "Subterranean Lives" series, which will chronicle alternative looks at America. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.