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Story summary
- Jack London (born John Griffith Chaney) became a literary icon through The Call of the Wild and The Sea Wolf.
- He was born January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, and his father abandoned him.
- His early life included illegal oyster harvesting and service on a seal-hunting ship.
- He died in 1916, and his Klondike experience enriched his writing, maintaining relevance today.
