Jack London And the Klondike The Genesis of an American Writer

FROM REVIEWS OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION: "Walker's account. . . reads as crisply as London's fictional accounts of that period. . . . Both an admirable biographical memoir and a solid piece of literary detective work."--"San Francisco Chronicle "Walker's excellent study of London's sortie to the Klondike as a young man illuminates the gap between London's actual experience and his romantic pessimism."--"Times Literary Supplement"The fullest and most scholarly account of London's life in the Klondike during 1897 and 1898.... An indispensable source for the study of London's life and work."--"Pacific Northwest Quarterly ""From beginning to end, Jack London's Klondike adventure lasted almost exactly a year; and it was, without question, the most significant--and to biographers the most tantalizing--year of his life."--"The American Book Collector"Walker, Franklin is the author of 'Jack London And the Klondike The Genesis of an American Writer' with ISBN 9780873282147 and ISBN 0873282140.