Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-291) and index.
Contents:
How to tell the story of a life -- Early life : First fire -- A new life in Oakland -- Into the world -- The affair -- The first adventure together -- Becoming a writer aboard the Snark -- Joy-baby -- The curse of the albatross -- The writing life -- Of two minds -- A house with happy walls.
Summary:
"The biography of Charmian Kittredge London, who challenged traditional and societally-prescribed gender roles and norms" -- Provided by publisher. "Charmian Kittredge London (1871-1955) was the epitome of a modern woman. Free-spirited and adventurous, she defied modern expectations of femininity. Today she is best known as the wife of the famous American author Jack London, yet she was a literary trailblazer in her own right. This biography is the first book to tell the complete story of Charmian's life--freed from the shadow cast by her famous husband. In this biography, Iris Jamahl Dunkle draws the reader into Charmian's private and public worlds, underscoring her literary achievements and the significant role she played in promoting her husband's legacy. Her life, as Dunkle emphasizes, required fortitude and bravery, and in many ways it paralleled the history of the American West." -- Provided by publisher.
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