Jack London: An American Life

by Earle G. Labor

Book Overview

A revelatory look at the life of the great American author--and how it shaped his most beloved works

Jack London was born a working class, fatherless Californian in 1876. In his youth, he was a boundlessly energetic adventurer on the bustling West Coast--an oyster pirate, a hobo, a sailor, and a prospector by turns. He spent his brief life rapidly accumulating the experiences that would inform his acclaimed bestselling books...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374178488
• ISBN13: 9780374178482
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.3"