9781076286758

The Road

Format: Paperback

ISBN13: 9781076286758

Paperback|9781076286758


Overview

"I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet."The Road is an autobiographical memoir by Jack London, first published in 1907. It is London's account of his experiences as a hobo in the 1890s, during the worst economic depression the United States had experienced up to that time. He describes his experiences hopping freight trains, "holding down" a train when the crew is trying to throw him off, begging for food and money, and making up extraordinary stories to fool the police. He also tells of the thirty days that he spent in the Erie County Penitentiary, which he described as a place of "unprintable horrors," after being "pinched" (arrested) for vagrancy. In addition, he recounts his time with Kelley's Army, which he joined up with in Wyoming and remained with until its dissolution at the Mississippi River.

ISBN-13

9781076286758

ISBN-10

1076286755

Weight

0.46 Pounds

Dimensions

9.00 x 6.00 x 0.26 In

List Price

$6.98

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

104 pages

Publisher

Published On

2019-06-26



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