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The Valley of the Moon

by Jack London · 1913

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A road novel 50 years before Kerouac, The Valley of the Moontraces 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 beautiful land they can farm independently.

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CaliforniaCaliforniaMore like thisLess of thisLondonLondonMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 404 pages

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