Jack London (January 12, 1876 - November 22, 1916), was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild and other books. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first Americans to make a huge financial success from writing.
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"Entertaining, atmospheric, and action-filled - yet difficult to obtain until now - the eight short stories in Jack London's A Son of the Sun center on the thrilling exploits of Captain David Grief in the dangerous and exotic South Seas." Captain Grief encounters the adventurers, scoundrels, pirates, and opportunists who followed the example of their colonial predecessors and exploited the islands and their resources early in the twentieth century. Inspired by London's own voyage through the South Seas on board his self-made yacht, the Snark, these stories paint a colorful - and at times horrifying - picture of the remote South Pacific.
--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.
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Everything a boy could want.,
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Jack London's tales of the south seas in this title provide everything a boy needs, action, adventure, deception, intrigue, fighting, drinking, trading, storms, and boats. This book follows a south seas trader as he manages his fleet and plies his trade, dealing with double crossers, native peoples, white traders, greed, and of course, the weather. Open this book and you are transported to a different time and place.
Some of the language is archaic, and there is use of terms that are not longer smiled upon. Please remember that this book was written at a different time, and that they are just words. Some of the dialogue with the natives is in dialect, it is not important to know the exact meaning. Keep an open mind. If you are looking for some adventure, this is a good place to look
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David Grief, Captain Warfield, Peter Gee, Tui Tulifau, Big Brother, Swithin Hall, Big Rock, Feathers of the Sun, Uncle Toby, Captain Glass, Captain Ward, Aloysius Pankburn, New Gibbon, Jackie Jackie, New Hebrides, Willie Smee, South Sea, Goat Man, Johnny Black, Captain Donovan, Narii Herring, Eddy Little, Santa Cruz, Captain Raffy, Raoul Van Asveld Browse Sample Pages:
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David Grief, Captain Warfield, Peter Gee, Tui Tulifau, Big Brother, Swithin Hall, Big Rock, Feathers of the Sun, Uncle Toby, Captain Glass, Captain Ward, Aloysius Pankburn, New Gibbon, Jackie Jackie, New Hebrides, Willie Smee, South Sea, Goat Man, Johnny Black, Captain Donovan, Narii Herring, Eddy Little, Santa Cruz, Captain Raffy, Raoul Van Asveld Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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