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    Cover of The Road

    The Road

    Jack London · 1907

    "The Road" is an autobiographical memoir presenting stories from the time that Jack London spent as a hobo in the late 19th century.

    Biography & MemoirFiction & Literature
    Open LibraryAmazon
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    2recommend
    2mentions
    2people
    2019–2025years
    100% recommend

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    What Hacker News says

    1. acuozzoOct 2025
      > it tells a vivid truth about america that many millions have experienced but very few put down in words

      The similarly-titled "The Road" by Jack London does the same for an earlier America. It's one of my favorite books.

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    2. lucas_membraneSep 2019
      On the Sensations of Tone by Hermann von Helmholtz

      The Road by Jack London

      all of the Oz books by L. Frank Baum

      The Scottish Students' Song Book

      Heart Songs

      The Age of Reason

      The Art of Money Getting by Barnum

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