Jack London

Jack London was born January 12, 1876 and died November 22, 1916. An American author, he wrote "The Call of the Wild", "White Fang", and "The Sea Wolf" along with many other popular books. Mr. London was a pioneer in the opening world of commercial magazine fiction. He was one of the first Americans to make his living exclusively from writing. Mr. London spent a period of time in the Klondike region of Alaska which is also the setting of "The Call of the Wild". He had a varied and interesting life before turning to writing. Many of his experiences can be found online. Reading about them make his stories easier to understand and appreciate. The following link seems to be one that has reliable information: London The copies that we have of "The Call of The Wild" and "White Fang" have been well used and worn. It would be great to have newer copies so the students didn't have to worry about losing pages or not understand the story because pages have been lost. CCB