Ep. 001 Jack London: An Oakland Oyster Pirate

April 19, 2022 00:36:40
Ep. 001 Jack London: An Oakland Oyster Pirate
The American Attic
Ep. 001 Jack London: An Oakland Oyster Pirate

Apr 19 2022 | 00:36:40

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Show Notes

It will be an illiterate society indeed, that only acknowledges a past free from blemish and in that spirit this episode explores the life and times of a Californian hobo, rancher, seal hunter, an almost nobody, and later, one of the most prolific American writers of the 20th century.

And there is much to discover in the life of Jack London from his years embezzling oysters from the under the nose of San Francisco’s finest, to a grueling work ethic, to the mysterious fire that tore through his prized Wolf House evidence of which can still be seen and felt today.

There is no other way to explore the life of Jack London than taking with it the good and the bad, the beauty and the blemish, and a close look reveals that the early years of this middle-class boy with a penchant for mischief was filled with both. Please enjoy this exploration of Northern California’s own, Jack London.

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