[Peter Libra]

A little late this evening, due to my little excursion over to Sault Ste Marie, Michigan- just across from Canada. Absolutely delighted with the posts on this subject. All is not lost . I see you mentioned Jack London. Someone critical of Mr London said that if he decried a capitalist society, he was never made to understand that his wealth could not have come in a Marxist Socialistic society.

This is debatable,but possibly true. What I would like to say is that his People of the Abyss is a true account of his infiltration into the lives of the tragic yet vital people of the East-End, is a work of immense value. This is where my ancestors came from. Thank you Americans, for Jack London - the man that told it like it was, warts and all.

[okie01]

"Thank you Americans, for Jack London - the man that told it like it was, warts and all."

Kind of you to say so. Regrettably, I must confess that I am unfamiliar with his People of the Abyss. I shall endeavor to correct that omission. You seem to appreciate it as I might appreciate Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath -- as a testimony to the quiet courage of your forebearers.

My youngest daughter, now a mother herself, would say that White Fang was the most important book she ever read. It is the book that taught her to appreciate books.