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Tag Archives: The Cruise of the Snark
In 1874, an unmarried woman, Flora Wellman, was abandoned in San Francisco, where a newspaper described her as a “Discarded Wife”. Wellman made her living as a spiritualist, claiming to commune with the spirits of the late departed, who spoke to her from the other world. At 31, the poor lady was pregnant and left Continue Reading »
February 26, 2020, by Publisher | No Comments
Tags: Andre Stojka, Charmian London, Chillkoot Pass, Doldrums, Flora Wellman, Harrison Ford, Jack London, Jack London’s Mother, John Chaney, John London, Listen to Read, Listen2Read audiobooks, Marquesas Islands, Molokai, Oakland High School, surfing, The Cruise of the Snark, The Snark, Waikiki Beach, William Chaney, ‘Typhoon Off The Coast of Japan”, “The Call of the Wild”
The frightening television pictures of the volcano Kilauea erupting on the Big Island of Hawaii have been tragic, as the lava flow wipes out homes. All of our hearts go out to the islanders, who have or may lose their homes as fissures open up unpredictably. I remember, years ago, driving completely around Continue Reading »
May 23, 2018, by Publisher | No Comments
Tags: Andre Stojka, audiobooks, Big Island, Charmian London, Christian Missionaries, CNN, Haleakala, Halemaumau Lake, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, High Chiefess Kapi’olani, Hilo Post Office, Isabella Byrd, Jack London, Kamehameha I, Kilauea, Kingdom of Hawaii, lava, Listen to Read, Listen2Read.com, Lord Tennyson, Mark Twain, Maui, Pele’, Pele’s curse, Taboo, The Cruise of the Snark, Vesuvius, Volcano House, Volcanoes National Park
The current heat wave in California reminded me of a past heat wave that helped destroy the dreams of one of America’s most prolific writers. It was August,1913 and the temperature reached 100 degrees in Sonoma County, California. Jack and Charmian London had just completed construction of their new home, located on their ranch Continue Reading »
September 25, 2014, by Publisher | No Comments
Tags: Albert J Farr, Andre Stojka, arson, audiobook, Beauty Ranch, California, Charmian London, Colliers Magazine, fireplace mantel, Heat wave, Jack London, Jack London death November 22 1916, linseed oil, Listen to Read, Listen2Read, Listen2Read.com, San Francisco Earthquake, Snark, Sonoma County, spontaneous combustion, The Cruise of the Snark, Wolf House, Wolf House fire, Wolf House ruins, wood fireplace mantel
April 18, 1906, 107 years ago, the ground shook here in California in the City of San Francisco. It was an earthquake estimated to be of a magnitude of between 7.5 and 8.25 in today’s measurements.
April 16, 2013, by Publisher | No Comments
Tags: 1906 Earthquake, American History, Charmian London, Colliers Magazine, History, Huntington Library, Jack London, San Francisco, San Francisco Earthquake, The Cruise of the Snark, The Snark
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