Jack London Research Paper

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Jack London’s Travels

Jack London was a most famous writer, who lived from 1876-1916. Jack traveled all around the world in search for inspiration for his novels. This is a story of a man named Jack London.
He has touched the state of New York to the coasts of Australia. When he traveled to the Yukon he met with an unfortunate accident, yet even with an injury he used it for inspiration. He has encountered many people and one thing he didn’t like was the issues with capitalism. Jack was the type of guy who always liked to help. He had been known to choose the underdog in almost any circumstance.
His career as a writer began in 1893 while he was overseas and met storm most fierce. As he arrived at his home and told his mother, Jack’s mom pushed

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