This is Volume V of Jack London's Collective Short Stories, including The League of the Old Men and The Strength of the Strong. The League of the Old Men tells how the American Indians fight against the white settlers beside the Whitefish River. The Strength of the Strong depicts a story of how a group of ancient Fish-Eaters, in the hope of resisting the invasion from the Meat-Eaters over the other side of the Big Valley, stand together to form their first tribe. In order to establish the authority of tribe, they make their first laws, elect their leader and realize the division of labor. As a result, they add their strength together and have a period of better time. However, good times don't last long. New problems arise from within...
杰克•伦敦《老头子同盟》以白鱼河边的印第安部落为背景描述了白人殖民者对印第安人的掠夺和迫害，歌颂了印第安人的反抗和斗争。《强者的力量》籍由一个长胡子老头之口，讲述了一群原始的食鱼人为了抵御山谷外食肉人的入侵，从互相为敌的独立的家庭到团结一致形成部落。为了维护部落的的权威，他们建立法律、推举首领，有了劳动分工，成为了强者。然而好景不长，部落内部逐渐出现问题：首领专制，土地、捕鱼和养羊的权利集中到少数几个人，少数不干活的人却享有辛苦劳动的人所换来的大部分劳动成果......