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  1. Jan 12, 2020 · Here are 10 interesting facts about this often abrasive American author: 1) Jack London was born as John Griffith Chaney on January 12, 1876 in the slums of San Francisco. His mother was Flora Wellman Chaney. His biological father, William Chaney, was never part of London's life, and it is unknown whether or not he ever legally married Flora.

  2. Oct 21, 2013 · Photograph by Bettmann / Corbis. Jack London never felt that he got enough meat. When he was seven, he stole a piece from a girl’s basket—an incident that he called “an epitome of my whole ...

  3. Nov 21, 2023 · Jack London acquired many diseases during the course of his life, especially in the Yukon and in tropical areas. At the time of his death, London was suffering from kidney failure, dysentery ...

  4. May 3, 2024 · Jack London was an American writer and social activist who lived a remarkable life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for his works such as “The Call of the Wild” and “White Fang,” which have become timeless classics in literature. London led an adventurous life, working as a gold prospector in the Klondike ...

  5. A Brief Biography. Jack London was born on January 12, 1876. By age 30 London was internationally famous for his books Call of the Wild (1903), The Sea Wolf (1904) and other literary and journalistic accomplishments. Though he wrote passionately about the great questions of life and death and the struggle to survive with dignity and integrity ...

  6. In the first wave was a tough, stocky 21-year-old from San Francisco named Jack London. Left, the riverfront in Dawson City, Yukon Territory, December 1897. Though his time in the Yukon was brutal ...

  7. Feb 1, 2022 · Updated November 9, 2023. From adventurer to author to activist, John Griffith London led a dramatic life in keeping with his celebrated novels like "White Fang" and "The Call of the Wild." Jack London was the kind of man who fully embodied the spirit of the time in which he lived — for better and for worse.