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"Tales of the Fish Patrol" is a collection of seven short stories written by Jack London. Based on his own experiences, London harks back at his teenager years spent aboard various fishing boats in San Francisco Bay during the early 1900s. At the time, the waters contained rich... Read Full Overview

Tales of the Fish Patrol by Jack London is a collection of short stories first published in 1905, includes: White and Yellow, The King of the Greeks, A Raid on the Oyster Pirates, The Siege of the "Lancashire Queen", Charley's Coup, Demetrios Contos and Yellow Handkerchief. In... Read Full Overview

These stories of adventure and in-fighting are based on Jack London's own experiences working in the fishing boats of the west coast of America. In his usual way, London combines drama and bravery with humor and a genuine empathy for the ordinary working man.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 - November 22, 1916)was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide... Read Full Overview

In this classic collection of stories drawn from his own experiences, the author looks back on his days as a teenager aboard the fishing boats of San Francisco Bay. In the early 1900s, men of all stripes descended on these waters to plunder its rich oyster beds. To stop the run... Read Full Overview

Large Print With the 7 Tales written by Jack London: WHITE AND YELLOW - THE KING OF THE GREEKS - A RAID ON THE OYSTER PIRATES - THE SIEGE OF THE "LANCASHIRE QUEEN" - CHARLEY'S COUP - DEMETRIOS CONTOS- YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF

In this classic collection of stories, the author reviews based on his own experience, recalling the experience of a fishing boat in San Francisco Bay as a teenager. At the beginning of the 20th century, several men came to these waters to steal its abundant oyster beds. To stop... Read Full Overview

San Francisco Bay is so large that often its storms are more disastrous to ocean-going craft than is the ocean itself in its violent moments. The waters of the bay contain all manner of fish, wherefore its surface is ploughed by the keels of all manner of fishing boats manned... Read Full Overview