Jack London wrote The Valley of the Moon in 1913 at his Beauty Ranch above Glen Ellen. The land is now Jack London State Historic Park. Each week the Wag reprints a passage from the valley’s most famous resident.
Billy persisted till the field was finished, and the old man invited him and Saxon to stop for the night. There was a disused outbuilding where they would find a small cook stove, he said, and also he would give them fresh milk. Further, if Saxon wanted to test HER desire for farming, she could try her hand on the cow.
Jack London, The Valley of the Moon (1913)
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