Front:
ELLEN,
GLEN
JAN
11
Lydon
1986
Jack London 95442
CA
Back:
JACK LONDON
First Day of Issue: January 11, 1986
First Issue Location: Glen Ellen, California
The thrill and excitement of an adventurous life always
fascinated Jack London. And when the gold rush of 1897
hit, young London was among the first to pack his bags
for the Klondike region of the Yukon. This was to be the
most fulfilling adventure of his life. For his experiences
on the frozen tundras of the Klondike spurred him to
write some of America's most beloved adventure stories.
His first stories of life in the frozen north were published
in 1900 in The Son of Wolf. In this book, London tells
of the struggle of men and their sled dogs to survive in
the bitter cold wastes of the north. London's best-known
work, The Call of the Wild, was published three years
later and tells of the adventures of Buck, a dog taken
from California to serve as a sled dog in the Yukon. This
classic novel dramatizes a theme that persists throughout
all of London's works — an admiration for strong spirit
and a will to survive against all odds. Today, Jack London
is remembered as one of America's greatest writers of
adventure stories.
No. 86-2
©1986 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Tom Lydon.
