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HOW AN ASTROLOGER AND A SPIRITUALIST CREATED A FAMOUS WRITER: JACK LONDON

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 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

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