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.Jack London is born illegitimate to Flora Wellman, January 12, 1876. 2.Flora marries John London in September 1876. 3.The 1875 failure of the Bank of California leads to a financial crisis, which leads people to hunt for gold 4.Unemployment abounds in San Francisco, leading to strikes and rallies attended by thousands, 1877 5.The Londons buy a house in Oakland, California, where Jack immerses himself in books at the public library, 1886. 6. London is arrested for vagrancy and spends thirty days in a New York penitentiary, 1894 7.Thousands join the Klondike Gold Rush, including London, who journeys to Alaska in July 1897 8.returns to Oakland one year later, suffering from scurvy. 9.the Great Sickness,” an influenza and measles epidemic, causes the death of a third of Alaska’s population, 1900. 10The Spanish-American War begins, 1898. 11.London divorces his first wife, 12.London publishes nineteen books, including //The Call of the Wild// 13.Jack and his wife nearly go broke building their yacht 14.Congress designates Alaska a territory in 1912 15.it doesnt become the forty-ninth state until 1959. 16.Woodrow Wilson becomes the twenty-eighth U.S. president, in 1913 17.Jack London dies November 22, 1916. 18.WW1 started in 1914 19.The United States enters World War I, 1917. 20.Armistice signed, November 11, 1918.

"The Big Read | The Call of the Wild." //The Big Read | National Endowment for the Arts//. Web. 28 Nov. 2011. []. 1.the word "Yukon" means "the great river" 2.the Yukon River is the fourth longest river in North America 3.Its 2,300 mi 4.The Yukon Territory is 186,661 sq. mi. 5.The human population of Yukon was higher in 1898 than it is now 6. the population was over 30,000 at the height of the Klondike Gold Rush 7.Since plundered for resources its a si9beria now 8. Mostly inuits live there now 9.The Dempster Highway, the only public road in Canada to cross the Arctic Circle 10.The St. Elias Mountains in Kluane National Park are the youngest mountains in Canada and also the highest. 11.On June 21, summer solstice, the sun never sets in some parts of Yukon 12.The Carcross Desert is the smallest in the world 13.This pocket desert is a popular tourist attraction 14.More than 30 types of rare phosphate minerals have been discovered in the Blow River area. 15.snow and rainfall are light 16.The igloo is an ancestral dwelling for Canada's Inuit peoples 17.they do not live in igloos there 18.Aurora Borealis, are caused by huge explosions on the surface of the sun 19. they are a popular attraction there 20.Northern festivals are times of enthusiasm Citation "Facts about the Yukon Territory Canada." //Eye-books//. Web. 30 Nov. 2011. []. Citation: "Call of the Wild Background | GradeSaver." //Study Guides & Essay Editing | GradeSaver//. Web. 30 Nov. 2011. [].
 * 1) When jack returned, he claimed to have come upon a mythic wolf
 * 2) this inspired the character of buck
 * 3) his experiences with the Gold Rush provided the inspiration for a tale of resilience and exploration
 * 4) Much of the story takes place in Alaska
 * 5) The discovery of gold prompted a mass exodus to the Klondik
 * 6) gold was free for the taking
 * 7) the journey to the Klondike was a dangerous and expensive undertaking
 * 8) Canadian law stated that gold-seekers could only enter the territory if they entered with a year's worth of provisions
 * 9) it has rugged canyons, boldly ascending mountains, and projecting cliffs
 * 10) London borrowed money from his sister to make the trip.
 * 11) he was spurred on by poverty
 * 12) America was in the throes of the Great Depression
 * 13) London did not strike it rich in the Klondike,
 * 14) he found the inspiration he was seeking while there
 * 15) sled-dogs were the most popular choice for transporting people and supplie
 * 16) The most common breeds were the huskies
 * 17) the dog was of paramount importance
 * 18) Men could not cover the great distances involved
 * 19) large dogs like Buck were stolen from the pacific northwest
 * 20) He received no royalties


 * 1) The gold rush started in July of 1897
 * 2) many men were out of work.
 * 3) one-hundred thousand men set off for the Yukon
 * 4) the United States had purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867
 * 5) Canada technically owned the Yucon territory
 * 6) only about 30,000 made it the entire way
 * 7) Of those who made it to the Yukon, most were disappointed
 * 8) Much of the gold was located as many as ten feet below the creeks
 * 9) he returned to the us with the inspiration
 * 10) amounts of labor were involved
 * 11) the real gold-rush proved to be for those selling supplies
 * 12) jacks name at birth was John Griffith Chaney
 * 13) Jack was among the most publicized figures of his day
 * 14) He was one of the first celebrities used to endorse commercial products
 * 15) he was the country’s first successful working class writer
 * 16) Jack departed from San Francisco on the SS //Umatilla// on July 25, 1897
 * 17) he developed a severe case of scurvy from lack of fresh fruit and vegetables
 * 18) he had uncovered experience from which he would draw material for his future novels and stories.
 * 19) Jack had little formal schooling.
 * 20) He was an animal lover

"Who Was Jack London." //Welcome to WORDSWORTH!// Web. 30 Nov. 2011. .

Outline

1. Inroduction and thesis 2. bio of jack london 2. inspiration for book 3.historical backround before book 3. during book 4. After book 5. Historical impact of book 6. closing and recap, restatement of thesis