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
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
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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.
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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