{"product_id":"lives-of-jack-london-hardcover","title":"Lives of Jack London (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e The many lives of the American literary legend whose works include the classic \u003ci\u003eCall of the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"I would rather be a superb meteor, and that each of my atoms shines with a magnificent brilliance, rather than a sleeping planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I will not waste my life trying to prolong my life. I want to burn all my time.\"\u003c\/i\u003e-- Jack London\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e Jack London (1876-1916), the author of such classics as \u003ci\u003eCall of the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhite Fang\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMartin Eden\u003c\/i\u003e, was the last great voice of the American frontier and a master of the adventure novel. \u003ci\u003eThe Lives of Jack London\u003c\/i\u003e was published first in France as \u003ci\u003eLes vies de Jack London\u003c\/i\u003e to coincide with the release of the film documentary of the same name in 2016, the centenary of his death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book's title is apt, for London's adventures and achievements far exceeded his short life. Shared here are stories of a life of magnificent brilliance -- riding the rails, pirating oysters, shoveling coal and joining the Gold Rush, sailing the world, immersing himself in island societies, joyous family life, a lifelong \"1,000 words a day habit\" and ultimately tragedy. This engrossing and beautifully illustrated account features 400 period photographs, press clippings and letters, the majority of them never before published. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Golden Gate 1876-1893 - Childhood and youth in the San Francisco Bay Area; oyster pirating; seal hunting expeditions in the Bering Strait. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Savage Face of Capitalism 1893-1897 - Works at a cannery factory, cross-country protest march with unemployed workers; life as a hobo; participates in Socialist activism; resolves to educate himself. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Call of the Great North 1897-1902 - Prospecting for gold in Alaska and the Yukon; returns home to write; first publication of his short stories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Celebrity 1902-1904 - Newfound social status; marriage and birth of two daughters; newspaper journalist; \u003ci\u003eThe People of the Abyss\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Call of the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e are published; purchases the Spray. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e War Correspondent 1904 - Reporting in Korea during the Russo-Japanese War. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e The valley of the Moon 1904-1906 - Divorce, and second marriage; family life; writes \u003ci\u003eWhite Fang\u003c\/i\u003e, continues political activism. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e San Francisco Earthquake 1906-1907 - Makes plans to sail around the world; eyewitness report of the earthquake. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Snark\u003c\/i\u003e, Pacific Travels 1907-1908 - San Francisco, Hawaii, the Marquesas Islands, Tahiti and Samoa. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Snark\u003c\/i\u003e, Conflict in the Black islands 1908 to 1909 - Melanesia (Fiji, New Hebrides, Solomon Islands). Conflict in the region, illness forces his return home. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Return to California 1909-1911 - Becomes a landowner; granddaughter dies; purchases the \u003ci\u003eRoamer\u003c\/i\u003e sailboat; builds \"Wolf House\"; moves to Glen Eden cottage. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Close Calls 1911-1913 - Personal disasters and heartbreaks, wife's miscarriage, loses Wolf House to fire, begins drinking heavily. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Jack London Films 1913-1914 - Works in Hollywood on film adaptations of his works. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Vera Cruz 1914-1916 - Reporting for William Randolph Hearst on the American military intervention in Mexico; articles supporting Washington, conflict with Socialist Party. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Between Glen Eden and Hawaii 1914 to 1916 - Heavy financial losses; health deteriorates; convalesces in Hawaii; discovers psychoanalysis and Jung; death at Glen Eden. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Jack London lived his meteoric life during a time of tumultuous change in North America. \u003ci\u003eThe Lives of Jack London\u003c\/i\u003e is an engrossing and beautifully illustrated retelling of the vibrant and ultimately tragic life of one of America's greatest writers. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viotte, Michel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52337121919250,"sku":"9780228101246","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/9238\/5846\/files\/5154953482269.jpg?v=1780433314","url":"https:\/\/hbswarehousesale.com\/products\/lives-of-jack-london-hardcover","provider":"Harvard Book Store Warehouse Sale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}