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... Jack London Jack London (1876-1916) was easily the most successful and best-known writer in
America in the first decade of the 20th century. ... "He was among the most influential people of his day, who understood how to use the media to market his self-created image of a once poor boy to now famous writer"(biography of Jack London). ... London was born in San Francisco to an unmarried mother, Flora Wellman. ... Because Flora was ill, for eight months Jack was raised by an ex-slave, Virginia Prentiss. Late in 1876, Flora married John London, a partially disabled Civil War veteran, who adopted Jack. The family moved around the Bay area for a while before settling in Oakland, where Jack completed grade school. When he was young, London worked at different hard jobs. ... Troubled by physical problems, during his thirties, London developed kidney disease.
Approximate Word count = 693
Approximate Pages = 2.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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