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The Game

The Game

London, Jack

Hardcover

Fiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 1169195628
ISBN13: 9781169195622
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.25 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
The Game is a non-fiction book written by Jack London, an American author and journalist. The book is a collection of essays and articles that London wrote about his experiences during his travels in Alaska and the Yukon during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book is divided into three parts: The Game, The Trail, and The Meat. In The Game, London describes his adventures hunting and trapping animals such as wolves, bears, and moose. He also reflects on the dangers and challenges of living in the wilderness. In The Trail, London recounts his experiences as a gold prospector, including the hardships of traveling long distances on foot and the risks of avalanches and other natural disasters. He also writes about the camaraderie and rivalries among the prospectors. In The Meat, London discusses the importance of food and nutrition in the wilderness, and describes the different methods of preparing and preserving meat. He also reflects on the ethics of hunting and killing animals for food. Overall, The Game is a vivid and engaging account of life in the Alaskan wilderness during the gold rush era. London's writing is both informative and entertaining, providing readers with a glimpse into a bygone era of American history.You wait, and you'll see. An' don't get scared at the start. The first few rounds'll be something fierce. That's Ponta's strong point. He's a wild man, with an kinds of punches, --a whirlwind, -- and he gets his man in the first rounds. He's put away a whole lot of cleverer and better men than him. It's up to me to live through it, that's all.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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