Jack London was not particularly tall or particularly stout, but he was big — ambitious and adventurous, a dashing figure with thick, dark hair and dancing eyes. He loved boxing because it offered ...

In this persuasive reappraisal of Jack London, Tichi (Civic Passions) argues that the self-made man and bestselling author was also a dedicated social reformer ...

Vanderbilt University professor Tichi (Jack London) delivers a crisp survey of New York’s upper-class world in the late 19th century, using society maven Caroline Astor as the guide. Tichi entices ...