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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-139780520218208
eBay Product ID (ePID)90142762
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Valley of the Moon
AuthorJack London
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks
Publication Year1999
Dimensions
Item Height210mm
Item Width140mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorJack London
Series TitleCalifornia Fiction
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States