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"I went on 'The Road' because I couldn't keep away from it; because I hadn't the price of the railroad fare in my jeans; because I was so made that I couldn't work all my life on 'one same shift'; because — well, just because it was easier to than not to."
Jack London's "road" is the railroad, and these reminiscences paint a vivid portrait of life in the United States during the major economic depression of the 1890s. His compelling adventures include a month-long detention in a state penitentiary for vagrancy, as well as his travels with Kelly's Army, a group of unemployed workers who united to protest the labor environment.
London honed his storytelling skills during his hobo days, spinning yarns to avoid arrest and to cajole food and money from sympathetic listeners. This compelling memoir — which inspired the 1973 movie Emperor of the North Pole — also chronicles London's inner journey, from self-interested freebooter to social activist.

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The Road by Jack London Dover Thrift Editions Biography/Autobiography

Novelist, journalist, and social activist Jack London (1876–1916) rose from abject poverty to international fame.

The bestselling, highest-paid, and most popular author of his era, London created a substantial body of work in his short life, drawing upon his experiences as a cannery worker, sailor, railroad hobo, and prospector.

The master storyteller's recollections of his hobo days during the 1890s paint a vivid portrait of life in the United States during a major economic depression.

Jack London recounts his experiences hopping trains, begging for food and money, and serving a month-long jail term for vagrancy.

“Perhaps the greatest charm of tramp-life is the absence of monotony. In Hobo Land the face of life is protean—an ever changing phantasmagoria, where the impossible happens and the unexpected jumps out of the bushes at every turn of the road. The hobo never knows what is going to happen the next moment; hence, he lives only in the present moment. He has learned the futility of telic endeavor, and knows the delight of drifting along with the whimsicalities of Chance”

This compelling memoir inspired the 1973 movie, Emperor of the North Pole.

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"I went on 'The Road' because I couldn't keep away from it; because I hadn't the price of the railroad fare in my jeans; because I was so made that I couldn't work all my life on 'one same shift'; because—well, just because it was easier to than not to."
Jack London's "road" is the railroad, and these reminiscences paint a vivid portrait of life in the United States during the major economic depression of the 1890s. His compelling adventures include a month-long detention in a state penitentiary for vagrancy, as well as his travels with Kelly's Army, a group of unemployed workers who united to protest the labor environment.
London honed his storytelling skills during his hobo days, spinning yarns to avoid arrest and to cajole food and money from sympathetic listeners. This compelling memoir—which inspired the 1973 movie Emperor of the North Pole—also chronicles London's inner journey, from self-interested freebooter to social activist.
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Novelist, journalist, and social activist Jack London (1876–1916) rose from abject poverty to international fame. The bestselling, highest-paid, and most popular author of his era, London created a substantial body of work in his short life, drawing upon his experiences as a cannery worker, sailor, railroad hobo, and prospector.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications (November 16, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486811204
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0486811208
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.74 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.5 x 7.75 inches

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John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone.

Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen", and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf.

London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism, and the rights of workers. He wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, and The War of the Classes.

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Dover Books RULE!

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I have never been disappointed by a Dover printed book.
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On a separate note: avoid Middletown Delaware publisher at all costs.
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Seriously?

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Do I really have to review a Jack London book? Just get it!!

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London under appreciated

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Great writing

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Now one of my favorite books. London's unique prose offers a whirlwind through the turn of the century's most notorious subculture. Highly recommended.

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I read this to get some hobo background for a show I’m in. Jack London is such a great storyteller. He’s humorous and detailed. Love all of these first hand accounts of life on the rails. It reads a bit like Huckleberry Finn with lots of adventures, only London is 18-20 years old rather than 10-12 that Huck probably is. The ending is very abrupt. It feels unfinished.

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However there are far superior hobo books out there

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Sort of interesting... if you've never read anything about hobos of this era. However there are far superior hobo books out there. You Can't Win by Jack Black is the best one out there, and I highly recommend it. It's also from the same era, written in the 1920s I believe. This one isn't really a novel but more of a cut-up. Loosely related short stories and little essays and anecdotes about being down and out.

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The sad,wandering life of the Hobo.

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I was interested to know more about the Hoboes..and now knew that water tanks are tramp directories..and in a way hobos are wolves,just like the fellows who do business in Wall Street.

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Having read "Call Of The Wild", i was utterly blown away, so i then decided to venture into other Jack London books. The Road is very very good and follows Jacks adventures traversing America via the railroad system as a homeless chap "hobo". It provides an excellent insight into street level life in the late 1800's. I highly recommend it.

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Novelist, journalist, and social activist Jack London (1876–1916) rose from abject poverty to international fame.

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