Jack london biography scholastic

          A portrait of Jack London profiles a man who became one of the world's most popular authors by the age of twenty-nine and is accompanied by photographs, maps....

          Jack London Biography

          Born: January 12, 1876
          San Francisco, California
          Died: November 22, 1916
          Glen Ellen, California
          American author

          American author and supporter of socialism (a system of social organization in which the government owns and manages the distribution and production of goods) Jack London wrote popular adventure stories and social tracts (pamphlets) based on unusual personal experiences.

          Jack London was born on January 12, By age 30 London was internationally famous for his books Call of the Wild (), The Sea Wolf () and other.

          At their best, his works are powerful and moving stories.

          Early life

          Jack London was born John Griffith Chaney in San Francisco, California, in 1916, the son of Flora Wellman and Henry Chaney. Jack's parents were not married at the time of his birth.

          Flora married a widower, John London, the same year that her son was born.

          He worked as a seal hunter, an oyster pirate, and a factory worker.

        1. He worked as a seal hunter, an oyster pirate, and a factory worker.
        2. Jack London: A Biography by Daniel Dyer, Nov (1st Scholastic Printing), PB.
        3. A portrait of Jack London profiles a man who became one of the world's most popular authors by the age of twenty-nine and is accompanied by photographs, maps.
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        5. Title, Jack London: A Biography Polaris - Scholastic ; Author, Daniel Dyer ; Publisher, Scholastic, ; ISBN, , ; Length, pages.

          6. John was a loving stepfather, but undertook several business and agricultural enterprises that turned out to be unsuccessful. The family, which included Eliza and Ida, daughters of John London's first marriage, moved often.

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