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JACK LONDON: A Life, by Alex Kershaw Biography; St. Martin's ($25.95).(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
Date: 19980311
Author:Swindell, Larry

Jack London crammed a lot of tumult into his 40 years. He lived adventure and wrote it, and his odyssey has been a perennial fascination for biographers.

Richard O'Connor, Andrew Sinclair, James Lundquist, Earle Labor, John Perry, Philip Foner, Robert Bastrop _ all produced biographical studies of Jack London during the past half-century. Earlier considerations included full-length valentines from Joan London (the author's daughter) and Charmian Kittredge (his second wife). Deservedly popular was ``Sailor on Horseback'' (1937), a foray into biographical fiction when ...

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