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Jack London 1876-1916
By Cris Lemos
“I would rather be ashes than dust! ... ” Quotes from Jack London who wrote some of the most popular adventure stories in the literature of America.
Jack London, born in 1876, was from Oakland, California, a little village across from San Francisco. His father, Jack London Sr. ... After Jack London father was near bankruptcy, little Jack London had to work at the age of ten to help support the family. London worked at the public library while reading books on his spare time. ... Jack London had little education. ... At 14 years old, London worked in a fish canary for ten to eighteen hours a day. London gained much insight from his life style in the canary. ...
London started to write for money after he won a contest for a story he wrote. London went back to school only to make it have way through his freshman year in college. His work, school, and writings were too much for him so London dropped out of school. London, still in his teens, went to sea, and saw much of the world. ... Jack London worked very hard through out his life, from working at factories to writing books, which made him one of the highest paid authors of his time. In 1897 London took off to prospect for gold in the Klondike, part of the Yukon Territory in northwestern Canada.
Approximate Word count = 1124
Approximate Pages = 4.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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