Joan London (American writer)
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Joan London was the eldest of two daughters born to Jack
and Bess London, his first wife. One sibling, sister Bessie, was born on October 20, 1902. Both children were born in Piedmont, California. Joan was the author of Jack London and His Times, a biography
of her father. Her other works include Sylvia Convtry, Jack London and his Daughters (an unfinished
memoir
), and So Shall Ye Reap: The Story of César Chávez
& the California Farm Workers Movement (co-authored by Henry Anderson). She died of throat cancer
in 1971, at the age of 70. She was cremated; her son was instructed to throw her ashes into the ocean, but could not bring himself to do it, and so buried them in Yosemite.
Jack London
John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone...
and Bess London, his first wife. One sibling, sister Bessie, was born on October 20, 1902. Both children were born in Piedmont, California. Joan was the author of Jack London and His Times, a biography
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
of her father. Her other works include Sylvia Convtry, Jack London and his Daughters (an unfinished
Unfinished work
An unfinished work is creative work that has not been finished. Its creator may have chosen never to finish it or may have been prevented from doing so by circumstances outside of their control such as death. Such pieces are often the subject of speculation as to what the finished piece would have...
memoir
Memoir
A memoir , is a literary genre, forming a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir set out below...
), and So Shall Ye Reap: The Story of César Chávez
César Chávez
César Estrada Chávez was an American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers ....
& the California Farm Workers Movement (co-authored by Henry Anderson). She died of throat cancer
Esophageal cancer
Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the esophagus. There are various subtypes, primarily squamous cell cancer and adenocarcinoma . Squamous cell cancer arises from the cells that line the upper part of the esophagus...
in 1971, at the age of 70. She was cremated; her son was instructed to throw her ashes into the ocean, but could not bring himself to do it, and so buried them in Yosemite.
External links
- Inheritors of a Legend about Joan London and the Jack London heritage