Oh, Captain!
The Sea Captains who Inspired Jack London’s Writing and Wanderings
Jack London State Historic Park
Friday, March 27, 2016
5 pm to 6:30 pm
Before becoming captain of his own boats, Jack London was inspired by William T. Shorey, known as the Black Ahab; Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail solo around the world; and Alexander McLean, an inspiration for Wolf Larsen, the sadistic captain that animates London’s novel, The Sea-Wolf.
This talk kicks-off a 2026 speaker series co-hosted by Jack London State Historic Park and the Jack London Society in honor of Jack London’s 150th birthday year. Other presenters include Tarnel Abbott, London’s great-granddaughter; Richard Rocco, retired pharmacist and pharmacology; and Amy Tucker, professor emerita of Queens College, New York City.
The Sea Captains who Inspired Jack London’s Writing and Wanderings
Jack London State Historic Park
Friday, March 27, 2016
5 pm to 6:30 pm
Before becoming captain of his own boats, Jack London was inspired by William T. Shorey, known as the Black Ahab; Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail solo around the world; and Alexander McLean, an inspiration for Wolf Larsen, the sadistic captain that animates London’s novel, The Sea-Wolf.
This talk kicks-off a 2026 speaker series co-hosted by Jack London State Historic Park and the Jack London Society in honor of Jack London’s 150th birthday year. Other presenters include Tarnel Abbott, London’s great-granddaughter; Richard Rocco, retired pharmacist and pharmacology; and Amy Tucker, professor emerita of Queens College, New York City.
Past featured speaker presentations
Association for Mormon Letters Annual Conference 2019; Berkeley Bird Festival; Berkeley Breakfast Club; Berkeley Historical Society (walk and talk); Berkeley Path Wanderers Association (walk); Book Club of California; Books Inc., Berkeley; Book Passage, San Francisco; California Questers; California Writers Club, Berkeley and Fremont; California Native Plant Society: East Bay, Milo-Baker, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz,; Huntington Library, San Marino; Jack London State Park; Jack London Symposium 2016; Ina Coolbrith Circle (ICC), 2008, 2010; ICC Poetry Contest Banquet 2015; Laurel Books; Lincoln Poetry Group; Litquake 2015 (group poetry reading of Coolbrith's poems); Mechanics Institute; McCune Rare Book and Art Collection; Oakland Museum of California; Oakland Public Library; Pardee House; Rianda House; San Francisco Browning Society; San Francisco History Association; San Francisco Museum & Historical Society; San Francisco Public Library, Main and Merced Branches; St. Helena Public Library; Shaping San Francisco; Society of California Pioneers Auxiliary; Swan's Books; Solano County Public Library; Solano County Library Assn., Writing Women Back into History Luncheon; Women's Museum of California, San Diego; and Zamorano Club, Los Angeles.
To book Aleta George as a speaker, contact her at aleta.george<at>gmail.com
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