It took me quite a while into the book to realize that this was autobiographical! I was blown away! Jack London, one of the greatest American authors to come out of the early twentieth century, used to be a bum! A hobo! A tramp that rode the rails, telling lies to beg for his dinner! Jack London used to be known as Sailor Jack, and he was a “blowed-in-the-glass profesh.” Why did I never learn about this in school?!? How is it that I’m 35 and just now hearing about this? It’s so cool!