
Before Jack London became a famous author, he was a kid growing up in Oakland. He loved to read. He worked delivering papers to help support his family. He went to school. And he had a best friend named Frank Irving Atherton. The two of them fished and hunted and explored. Some of their get-rich-quick schemes brought them into situations that were funny, and some situations that were more than a little dangerous. They had big dreams. There can be no doubt that Jack's dreams were bigger.
In the 1930s, Frank wrote a book about his boyhood adventures with Jack London and although it was never published, people like Russ Kingman and Jack's daughter, Joan London, did use Frank's manuscript as a resource for their published works. Joan did not want Frank's manuscript to become lost and forgotten, and so, in 1965, she gave a copy of it to the Oakland Public Library to be part of the Jack London collection.
Frank was Jack's lifelong friend. He always wanted the story of their friendship to be told. Now, these many years later, it seems the time is right. Thanks to Frank's granddaughters, his manuscript is being put in book form and will be made available to the public. It is a journey of two boys finding their way, with Jack London’s quick mind and adventurous spirit ever apparent.
On the back of the book is a picture of Jack as an adult that has not previously been published. Inside is a picture of Frank. Available now. Amazon
In the 1930s, Frank wrote a book about his boyhood adventures with Jack London and although it was never published, people like Russ Kingman and Jack's daughter, Joan London, did use Frank's manuscript as a resource for their published works. Joan did not want Frank's manuscript to become lost and forgotten, and so, in 1965, she gave a copy of it to the Oakland Public Library to be part of the Jack London collection.
Frank was Jack's lifelong friend. He always wanted the story of their friendship to be told. Now, these many years later, it seems the time is right. Thanks to Frank's granddaughters, his manuscript is being put in book form and will be made available to the public. It is a journey of two boys finding their way, with Jack London’s quick mind and adventurous spirit ever apparent.
On the back of the book is a picture of Jack as an adult that has not previously been published. Inside is a picture of Frank. Available now. Amazon