Jack London's Call Of The Wild

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Jack London was a famous book writer. He was most famous for the called, “Call of the Wild.” Jack wrote many books that people loved. Many people around the world loved his books. Jack London was born on January 12, 1876. He was born in San Francisco, California. Jack was a millionaire by the time of his death. He died when he was only 40 years-old. When Jack was younger about age 10 he sold newspapers on the street. Jack was married twice in his lifetime. He was married to Elizabeth Maddern and getting a divorce with Charmain Kittredge. Jack was a hard working child, he started working at the age 7. Jack was a busy man when he was younger. He worked many jobs. Jack worked on a farm in San Francisco. He worked long days, often 12-18 hour

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