| The Valley of the Moon Contributor(s): London, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520218205 ISBN-13: 9780520218208 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $26.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: "Jack London at his supreme best."--Tillie Olsen |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 98036181 |
| Series: California Fiction |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 5.44" W x 8.4" (1.15 lbs) 436 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A road novel fifty years before Kerouac, The Valley of the Moon traces the odyssey of Billy and Saxon Roberts from the labor strife of Oakland at the turn of the century through Central and Northern California in search of land they can farm independently-a journey that echoes Jack London's own escape from urban poverty. As London lost hope in the prospects of the socialist party and organized labor, he began researching a scientific and environmentally sound approach to farming. In his novel, it is Saxon, London's most fully realized heroine, who embodies these concerns. The Valley of the Moon is London's paean to his second wife Charmian and to the pastoral life and his ranch in Glen Ellen, the Valley of the Moon. |