Riding home from the polls having voted for woman suffrage, London explains to his wife Charmian why: votes for women would bring prohibition. What follows is his own drinking history, from a boy sickened on beer and wine, through the Oakland waterfront and the oyster pirates, to the fame and the steady, deliberate drinking of his ranch years.
One of the most honest books an American writer has produced about alcohol, and essential reading for London’s admirers. Download the free EPUB.