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John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney;[1] January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916)[2][3][4][5] was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first writers to become a worldwide celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.[6]
Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen", and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf.
London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism, and the rights of workers. He wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, and The War of the Classes.
Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen", and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf.
London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism, and the rights of workers. He wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, and The War of the Classes.
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I love reading anything that Jack London has written and most of the books of His I have read more than once. The call of the Wild and White Fang are such classics in My view and reading them never gets old.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter ROGER THAT, GENUINE CLASSICS!
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TSgt Joe C. SFC William Farrell PO1 William "Chip" Nagel LTC Stephen F. SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas Maj Marty Hogan MSG Andrew White SGT (Join to see) SGT Philip Roncari SPC Margaret Higgins SrA Christopher Wright SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SP5 Michael Rathbun SSG Diane R. CW5 Jack Cardwell]] Cynthia Croft SSgt Harvey "Skip" Porter COL Mikel J. Burroughs ] SFC Dave Beran
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SSgt Robert Marx - I still read a lot anyway and I'm almost finished reading another book by Dale Brown, who writes fiction on Military/High tech adventure subjects.
Dale Brown was a former Air Force Captain that flew in B52s. In the last couple months I have read two books by James Patterson and also one of a Historic nature, by Brian Kilmeade, Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates. the forgotten war that changed American History.
Subjects such as English Literature or anything dealing with History have always been favorite subject areas of mine.
Dale Brown was a former Air Force Captain that flew in B52s. In the last couple months I have read two books by James Patterson and also one of a Historic nature, by Brian Kilmeade, Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates. the forgotten war that changed American History.
Subjects such as English Literature or anything dealing with History have always been favorite subject areas of mine.
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Thanks Maj Marty Hogan for letting us know that January 12 is the anniversary of the birth of American novelist, journalist, and social activist John Griffith "Jack" London.
AS a young man I enjoyed his novels Call of the Wild and White Fang which were both set in the Klondike Gold Rush.
Rest in peace Jack London
Radio Interview With Jack London three days before his death in 1916.
FYI there are gaps in the sound but it is wonderful IMHO that we can listen to the voice of Jack London over a century after his death.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmVlKb01xwo
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AS a young man I enjoyed his novels Call of the Wild and White Fang which were both set in the Klondike Gold Rush.
Rest in peace Jack London
Radio Interview With Jack London three days before his death in 1916.
FYI there are gaps in the sound but it is wonderful IMHO that we can listen to the voice of Jack London over a century after his death.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmVlKb01xwo
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Orlando Illi LTC (Join to see) LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Jeff S. CPT Jack Durish MSgt Robert C Aldi SFC Stephen King MSgt Danny Hope SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SGT Gregory Lawritson Cpl Craig Marton SP5 Mark Kuzinski
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Jack London's "To Build A Fire" - Complete Film
Jack London's "To Build A Fire" Starring Ian Hogg Narrated by Orson Welles Written, Produced and Directed by David Cobham Copyright: David Cobham Productions...
What a find! I had never heard of this. What a wonderful and beautiful voice. I have always found him and Stephen Crane the best examples of literary Realism and Naturalism. I think the short story "To Build a Fire" to be one of the greatest American short stories ever written. The themes of hubris and fall from nature prevail and the ending of the dog seeking another place of warmth and fire providers was priceless.
Here is a very good adaption of the short story that I have used in high school English classes. It is about an hour long but well worth the time.
https://youtu.be/RBB06RLmCcU
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Here is a very good adaption of the short story that I have used in high school English classes. It is about an hour long but well worth the time.
https://youtu.be/RBB06RLmCcU
LTC Stephen F. LTC Greg Henning SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL Maj Marty Hogan SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SMSgt Lawrence McCarter COL Mikel J. Burroughs SPC Margaret Higgins SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth LTC David Brown SSG Diane R.
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Maj Marty Hogan: I Loved Call of the Wild! And, interestingly enough: there is a Jack London Square in Oakland, California.
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