Jack London
An American Life
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xviii, 461 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
"The first authorized biography of a great American novelist"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Mothers and fathers -- Childhood's end -- The apostate -- A boy among men -- The dream as nightmare -- The open road -- A man among boys -- Higher education -- The golden dream -- Breakthrough : "Overland" and "The black cat" -- Best in class : "The Atlantic" -- Marriage and success -- In key with the world -- Anna and the "abyss" -- the wonderful year -- The wages of war -- The long sickness -- The valley of the moon -- Catastrophe -- Paradise lost -- Paradise momentarily regained -- Inferno -- The agrarian dream and loss of joy -- Four horses for a chicken thief -- Unlucky thirteen -- New York, Mexico, and home again -- A sea-change -- Silver speech, golden silence.
Subjects:
London, Jack, 1876-1916.
Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
London, Jack, 1876-1916.
Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780374178482 (hardback)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY London, Jack | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | Out (Due: 5/16/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [387]-434) and index.