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The Cruise of the Snark

By Jack London

2019-09-25 00:06:36

The Cruise of the Snark (1911) is a non-fictional, illustrated book by Jack London chronicling his sailing adventure in 1907 across the South Pacific in his ketch the Snark. Accompanying London on this voyage was his wife Charmian London and a small ... Read more
The Cruise of the Snark (1911) is a non-fictional, illustrated book by Jack London chronicling his sailing adventure in 1907 across the South Pacific in his ketch the Snark. Accompanying London on this voyage was his wife Charmian London and a small crew. London taught himself celestial navigation and the basics of sailing and of boats during the course of this adventure and describes these details to the reader. He visits exotic locations including the Solomon Islands and Hawaii, and his first-person accounts and photographs provide insight into these remote places at the beginning of the 20th century. Less

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File size194.019 KB
Print pages224
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2004-04-26
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1589760240
Author
John Griffith London (Jan 12, 1876 – Nov 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American...

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