Jack London did not pull any punches in describing the treatment of animals in Alaska during the gold rush. Jack London was one of the few people to make an absolute fortune out of NOT finding gold in the Klondike. He stories about the gold rush were very popular in the United States where people liked to imagine prospecting for gold without the inconvenience of actually doing it.
His characters were drawn from real life. So much so that far from suing him, anyone who appeared as a character in a Jack London short story was more likely to thank him.
He was a great writer of short stories and, although his tales of the Klondike were famous, the rest of his stories are equally good.
His characters were drawn from real life. So much so that far from suing him, anyone who appeared as a character in a Jack London short story was more likely to thank him.
He was a great writer of short stories and, although his tales of the Klondike were famous, the rest of his stories are equally good.