Jack London is known as a pioneer in the world of commercial magazine fiction. Published in 1901, this story is about last few hours of old and dying Koskoosh, a chief of Native American tribe Inuit, who is left behind by his own tribe to die alone.
An American novelist, journalist, and social activist, Jack London was born in 1876 in San Francisco. Growing up in a working class family, London had a tough childhood, but he was one of the first authors to make a fortune through his writing. His most popular story, The Call of the Wild, was published in 1903 and was an instant bestseller. He was a pioneer in the world of commercial magazine fiction and also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.
An American novelist, journalist, and social activist, Jack London was born in 1876 in San Francisco. Growing up in a working class family, London had a tough childhood, but he was one of the first authors to make a fortune through his writing. His most popular story, The Call of the Wild, was published in 1903 and was an instant bestseller. He was a pioneer in the world of commercial magazine fiction and also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.
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Jack London is known as a pioneer in the world of commercial magazine fiction. Published in 1901, this story is about last few hours of old and dying Koskoosh, a chief of Native American tribe Inuit, who is left behind by his own tribe to die alone.
Jack London
