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1001 Best of Jack London

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No other writer of adventure short stories and novels was as successful and as prolific as Jack London. He lived the life he wrote about, and his stories cover every corner of the globe. His characters are based upon people he knew and encountered throughout his active young life. His characters consist of all colors and creeds, ages and abilities, educations and backgrounds- but they generally have two things in common: the will to survive and thrive, and the inner toughness required to get ...
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The Scarlet Plague by Jack London

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Known mainly for his tales of adventure, this work of science fiction by Jack London is set in a post-apocalyptic future. It’s 2072, sixty years after the scarlet plague has depopulated the planet. James Howard Smith is one of the few survivors of the pre-plague era left alive in the San Francisco area, and as he realizes his time grows short, he tries to impart the value of knowledge and wisdom to his grandsons. Through his narrative, we learn how the plague spread throughout the world and ...
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White Fang by Jack London

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Hugely popular among younger readers, White Fang by Jack London was a runaway hit when it first debuted in 1906, as a serial story in the Outing magazine. Since then it continues to enjoy immense acclaim and popularity as a coming of age allegory where a nonconformist youngster is transformed into a responsible citizen. The most appealing aspect of White Fang is that it's told from the point of view of an animal, in this case an Alaskan Husky. Like Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, White Fang als ...
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The Call of the Wild by Jack London

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Call of the Wild is an emotional rollercoaster of a novel set during the late 19th century Klondike Gold Rush. The central character is Buck, an Alaskan sled dog who is forced to adjust to the cruel climate in order to survive. If you have even a remote love of dogs then you will fall head over heels in love with this book. In fact, take away the fact that Buck is a dog and the story is the same, a struggle against greed and to live a life of freedom. London spent a year in Yokel researching ...
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Why You Should Read... The Unexpected by Jack London Short review by Evan C. Lewis “The Unexpected is true to its name, full of twists and turns.” The Unexpected is true to its name, full of twists and turns. But these surprises don’t just come in the form of dramatic plot events, they also come in an unexpected change of tone. Because, while in th…
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In this futuristic and frighteningly prescient short story, written by Jack London in 1906, America and its allies wage biological warfare on an overreaching China in 1976 using airships to drop glass tubes filled with a variety of plagues destined to destroy China's population of 500 million. New Twitter address- @1001podcast Follow Us! APPLE USER…
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A fascinating journey into early Hawaiian history mixing story with the legend of High Chief Kahekili who was the rival of Chief Kamehameha.Some believe Kahekili's bones are locatd in a shrine- others say they are part of the ocean. This story builds to a climax near the end as we learn the fate of the great Maui Chief. Enjoy our website at www.bes…
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Our narrator relates the time he tried to get a life story from a lion tamer and the man relates the time he witnessed a murder of another lion tamer by the jealous husband of one of the performers. Join us whereevr great podcasts are found or at www.bestof1001stories.com.โดย me
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Jack London wrote this great short story based upon experience he had gained as a boxing manager and promoter in Alaska and later in life. It first appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in 1909, and tells the story of an aging prize fighter who is down on his luck and too broke to eat any decent food the night before he enters a winner take all bou…
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Bald Face- An old prospector shares a tale of running into two grizzly bears he calls "Bald Face" and, failing to scare them off the trail, ends up running for his life Jan, The Unrepentant- a group of prospectors camping in the frozen Yukon have to deal with a partner who shoots one of them and refuses to allow them to hang him. New Twitter addres…
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From our new collection at 1001's Best of Jack London- Three men meet at a San Francisco bar to reminisce about their experiences in the Yukon years before- and one of them recalls a woman that he met "1000 miles from anywhere" living with a tribe of Indians in the sub-arctic. She was a white woman- and her story was incredible. She had known she w…
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In the winter of 1915-1916 Jack and his wife Charmian London sailed their Snark to Hawaii, It was a bittersweet return to paradise for both of them, Jack have come there twice before, one of those times with Charmaine. But this was his last year of life, and he wanted to spend it on the islands he loved the most. In what we call part 1, Charmian ad…
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The 1897 Yukon Gold Rush was not for the feint of heart, as one husband and wife were to be reminded again when word of a gold find broke out in Dawson, and hundreds of prospectors packed their robes and equipment and began the long trek through -60 degree cold for a chance at finding gold. Check out our new website at www.bestof1001stories.com and…
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In August of 1914, in retaliation for President Huartes seizing of three American sailors in a Mexican port town, the US Military sent about 6,000 marines and Navy personnel to estyablish martial law in what was alreaedy a very lawless area in wartorn Mexico. Jack London was there and witnessed a morning in court presided by a Marine who was assign…
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