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Excerpt from From Coast to Coast With Jack London
There is a dark side to a tramp''s life: for every mile stolen on trains, there is one escape from a horrible death; for each mile of beautiful scenery and food in plenty, there are many weary miles of hard walking with no food or even water through mountain gorges and over parched des erts; for each warm summer night, there are ten bitter-cold, long winter nights; for every kindness, there are a score of unfriendly acts.
A tramp is constantly hounded by the minions of the law; is shunned by all humanity, and never knows the meaning of home and friends.
To tell the truth, the Road is a pitiful exist ence all the way through, and what is the end?
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
There is a dark side to a tramp''s life: for every mile stolen on trains, there is one escape from a horrible death; for each mile of beautiful scenery and food in plenty, there are many weary miles of hard walking with no food or even water through mountain gorges and over parched des erts; for each warm summer night, there are ten bitter-cold, long winter nights; for every kindness, there are a score of unfriendly acts.
A tramp is constantly hounded by the minions of the law; is shunned by all humanity, and never knows the meaning of home and friends.
To tell the truth, the Road is a pitiful exist ence all the way through, and what is the end?
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Leon Ray Livingston
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265270424
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 139
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Leon Ray Livingston
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332129881
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 141
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