Project Gutenberg 1999-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 241 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith The Human Drift The Human Drift -- Small-Boat Sailing -- Four Horses and a Sailor -- Nothing that Ever Came to Anything -- That Dead Men Rise up Never -- A Classic of the Sea -- A Wicked Woman (Curtain Raiser) -- The Birth Mark (Sketch) Transcribed from the 1919 Mills and Boon edition by David Price "The Human Drift" by Jack London is a philosophical treatise that reflects on human migration and survival, likely written in the early 20th century. The work explores the historical patterns of human movement driven by the primal need for sustenance, touching on themes of civilization's rise and fall while critiquing the destructive nature of humanity. The opening of the book establishes a narrative framework that examines the instinctual drives behind human migration, comparing these movements to that of animals in search of food. London emphasizes that migration has been a defining characteristic of human evolution and societal development, resulting in the conquest and displacement of weaker groups. He outlines various historical migrations, illustrating that the quest for food and survival underlies much of humanity's violent history. The passage vividly portrays the struggle for existence and suggests that such patterns persist in modern society, hinting at the recurring cycles of population growth and societal conflict that define human history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en American drama -- 20th century American essays -- 20th century PS Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Philosophy & Ethics 217014 2025-08-01T10:41:22.261913 text/html 221476 2020-12-31T13:38:18 text/html 80358 2020-12-31T13:38:18 text/html application/zip 144222 2025-08-01T10:41:27.088856 application/epub+zip 146023 2025-08-01T10:41:23.918910 application/epub+zip 146023 2025-08-01T10:41:22.840889 application/epub+zip 268443 2025-08-01T10:41:29.591877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253254 2025-08-01T10:41:26.463851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229340 2022-09-01T12:01:58.301193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204017 2025-08-01T10:41:21.754922 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 203798 2020-12-31T13:38:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 78384 2020-12-31T13:38:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19150 2025-08-01T10:41:29.745835 application/rdf+xml 11542 2025-08-01T10:41:23.356871 image/jpeg 3128 2025-08-01T10:41:23.090875 image/jpeg 142393 2025-08-01T10:41:22.280939 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia