Jack London 
The Strength of the Strong [PDF ebook] 

‘The Strength of the Strong’ offers London’s take on early human settlement. Through simple linear storytelling, London not only challenges what we take for granted as the structure of family and community, but brings us to acknowledge how our economy works in some ways on a smaller scale. 
Contents
The strength of the strong — South of the slot — The unparalleled invasion — The enemy of all the world — The dream of Debs — The sea-farmer — Samuel.