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PublisherUniversity of California Press

ISBN-100873282140

ISBN-139780873282147

eBay Product ID (ePID)46571295

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Book TitleJack London and the Klondike : the Genesis of an American Writer

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicDiaries & Journals, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, American / General

Publication Year2005

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Social Science, Literary Collections

AuthorFranklin Walker

Book SeriesThe Huntington Library Classics Ser.

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight0.4 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6.6 in

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ReviewsFrom beginning to end, Jack London's Klondike adventure lasted almost exactly a year; and it was, without question, the most significant--and to biographers the most tantalizing--year of his life.

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Table Of ContentList of Illustrations Foreword Preface 1. Background to Adventure 2. Over Chilkoot 3. 'Into the Teeth of the North' 4. Gold Creek and Gold Town 5. Split-up Island 6. The Break-up 7. Downriver 8. Bonanza 9. The Fictional Counterpart 10. Interpreter of Things Which Are Notes on Sources Index

SynopsisThis volume stands as the only major study of Jack London's stint as a gold miner in the Klondike, which provided the inspiration and substance for many of his novels and stories., Jack London and the Klondike presents a vivid and accurate account of the young London's experiences during the Yukon gold rush, which furnished the substance for his most successful books. Walker masterfully re-creates this dramatic year in London's life through quotations from his travel diaries and the testimony of his companions, as well as related material from his fiction. First published in 1966, at a time when London was still regarded by many as little more than a writer of stories for children, Walker's study was the first treating London's outstanding contributions to literature, and it remains a definitive study of a crucial phase of his career., "Jack London and the Klondike "presents a vivid and accurate account of the young London's experiences during the Yukon gold rush, which furnished the substance for his most successful books. Walker masterfully re-creates this dramatic year in London's life through quotations from his travel diaries and the testimony of his companions, as well as related material from his fiction. First published in 1966, at a time when London was still regarded by many as little more than a writer of stories for children, Walker's study was the first treating London's outstanding contributions to literature, and it remains a definitive study of a crucial phase of his career., Jack London and the Klondike presents a vivid and accurate account of the young London's experiences during the Yukon gold rush, which furnished the substance for his most successful books. Walker masterfully re-creates this dramatic year in London's life through quotations from his travel diaries and the testimony of his companions, as well as related material from his fiction. First published in 1966, at a time when London was still regarded by many as little more than a writer of stories for children, Walker's study was the first treating London's outstanding contributions to literature, and it remains a definitive study of a crucial phase of his career. Franklin Walker (1900-1967) was a professor of American literature at Mills College. Among his books are San Francisco's Literary Frontier, A Literary History of Southern California , and Frank Norris: A Biography.