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Synopsis
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.Author Jack London (1876-1916) is best known now for his adventure stories such as The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea Wolf. Born in San Francisco, he grew up on farms and ranches in California and attended school in Oakland, worked both menial and adventurous jobs, and spent one semester at the University of California. He joined the Socialist Labor Party, but resigned just before his early death "because of its lack of fire and fight, and its loss of emphasis on the class struggle." Kevin Starr is California State Librarian and author, most recently, of The Dream California Enters the 1940s (1997).
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"Jack London at his supreme best." (Tillie Olsen)
About the Author
John Griffith "Jack" London (1876 - 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, including science fiction. 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. --Wikipedia
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The Valley of the Moon
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Santa Barbara, CA Peregrine Smith Publications., 1975. 0, 1978
ISBN 10: 0879050527
ISBN 13: 9780879050528
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 12 mo., softcover, VG in blue and white glossy pictorial wraps. The Valley of the Moon carries on the American literary tradition advocating a life style based on a closeness to the soil, a rejection of urban values and problems, and an appreciation for the pleasures of "the road"-a theme which has appealed to American writers from Walt Witman to Jack Kerouac. The setting is Northern California, and the reader is treated to vivid descriptions of a California less crowded where the natureal environment still makes the predominant impact on human senses.; B&W Photographs; 530 pages. Book. Seller Inventory # 33792
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paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Book shows shelf & handling wear, including some edge wear. Spine is cracked and heavily creasing, binding is intact but starting to split near the center. Pages are lightly worn on their edges, otherwise interiors are intact with unmarked text. Seller Inventory # mon0004035029
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Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 8387028-6