Jack London, magnet for adventure
By: by Shannon Garst, illustrated by Hamilton Greene.
Contributors: Greene, Hamilton, illus.
Publisher: J. Messner
Published: 1944
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
Subjects: London, Jack, 1876-1916 -- Juvenile literature; London, Jack, 1876-1916; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Adventure and adventurers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Description: A biography of the author of Call of the Wild and Martin Eden, describing his restless and insecure childhood, his adventures as a youthful oyster pirate and tramp, and the travels which contributed to the evolutionary philosophy which guided his writing.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 207. "Bibliography, books by Jack London": p. 209-212.