Jack London, born John Griffith Chaney, was a novelist, an essayist, and a social activist. He is known for his romanticized depictions of adventure and his works centered on nature. His 1903 ...

Before his sudden death at age 40 in 1916, Jack London lived in perpetual motion, writing 50 books and traipsing across five continents. His odyssey, up from the poverty of the Oakland ...

London, Jack, Mr. and Mrs., portrait photograph, between 1906 and 1916, Prints & Photographs Division, Arnold Genthe Collection, LC-G3999-0049-A (b&w glass neg.), Library of Congress Jack London ...