The Secret Jouneys of Jack London: The Wild by Christopher
Golden and Lebbon and illustrated by Greg Ruth is a story Jack London’s travel
to the Yukon Territory
in search of gold.
At the age of seventeen, Jack left San Francisco
with thousands of others in search of Alaska
gold. The trip was funded by his brother-in-law who accompanied him on the
journey. The set off with hope and a good set of supplies on a ship bound for Dyea. But once they arrive at port,
they realized that many of the people around them would gladly kill them to get
their possible gold.
From Dyea it was
necessary to travel by foot or horse over a mountain pass, cross a lake on a
home-made boat, and then float that home-made boat down one of the largest
rivers in North America – all while carrying everything you might need from
food to clothing to tools. And all before the winter sets in and freezes
everything in sight – including you if you do not have shelter and firewood.
Written in the style of London’s
own books, The Wild is an historical adventure that will suck you into the
story so well you will feel the cold of Alaska.
Golden and Lebbon have combined a story of the period with Native legends. This is the first in a series of tales about Jack London by Golden and Lebbon;
I will be reading them all.
Golden, Christopher. (2011). The Wild. New York: Harper.
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