The World of Jack London on the Web

While creating and maintaining The World of Jack London has been fun, it is the nice people we have met as a result of the web site that has given us the most satisfaction. Little did we realize at the inception of it all that we would cross paths with so many wonderful people who also were interested in Jack London! It has been our good fortune to meet some of the most notable and scholarly people in the field of Jack London studies.

We wish to acknowledge the following for their contributions: The late Russell and Winifred Kingman. In addition, Earle Labor, Vil Bykov, Jeanne Campbell Reesman, Jacqueline Tavernier-Courbin, Connie K. Johnson, Dale L. Walker, Daniel J. Wichlan, Daniel Dyer, James Williams, Susan Nuernberg, Clarice Stasz, Earl J. Wilcox, Sara S. Hodson and Harry James Cook. Also, Lou Leal, for his contribution, A Comparative Study of London's death. David Danz for sharing his model of Wolf House with us.

Also, we consider it a privilege to have met some of Jack London's family. Specifically: Becky Fleming London, Helen Abbott, Bruce Knight and Milo Shepard.

We wish also to thank the teachers and students who make up the bulk of our visitors, seeking information on our favorite author. It has been their usage and feedback that makes it all worthwhile.

As with any web site, there's always more to be done. ... Keep checking back and watch us grow!

Russ Kingman had an idea for promoting Jack London and it was a good one, he was instrumental in establishing the Jack London Educational Research Foundation, Inc. The Foundation discovered that young people are intrigued by the adventuresome life and works of Jack London. Taking advantage of this, to help expand their reading and writing skills, the Foundation instigated a Descriptive Writing Contest. They solicit the participation of high school students from around the country to enter their writing contest. Three winners are selected each year. The writer of the essay or short story best capturing the spirit of Jack London and judged to be most meritorious receives $1000.00. The second place winner receives $500.00 and the third place winner receives $250.00. The primary funding for the Jack London Foundation's activities is generated via an annual auction of donated materials.

Last and most importantly, how can we adequately thank the Executive Director and co-founder of the Jack London Foundation, Winifred Kingman, "Winnie" for permission to use material from her late husband Russ Kingman's book, A Pictorial Biography of Jack London? In this illustrated biography, Russ Kingman recounts the events of London's life, drawing on better than ten years of his research and study of original documents and letters from the author's estate, and presenting for the reader a large number of rare photographs, many of which have not appeared in print before.

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