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The Soul of Jack London, Part 4

Dietrich Wolf

Jack London near the end of his life

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Part 4 of 4

Jack London was a fervent and active member of the American socialist movement for many years. He, however, possessed a radically different interpretation of socialist doctrine from that of the mainstream of the movement. Read more …

Published: July 22, 2011 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, Dietrich Wolf, eugenics, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jack London, literature, National Socialism, North American New Right, race, racism, reprints, socialism, the racially conscious left, West Coast White Nationalism | Leave a comment

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The Soul of Jack London, Part 3

Dietrich Wolf

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Part 3 of 4

We saw in the first part[s] of this study that virtually all of Jack London’s writing, even his earliest work, gave explicit expression to his strong racial consciousness. Despite his otherwise very healthy racial and philosophical views, however, London’s understanding of the Jews required a long time to mature. Read more …

Published: July 21, 2011 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, Christianity, Dietrich Wolf, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jack London, literature, North American New Right, reprints, socialism, the Jewish question, the racially conscious left, West Coast White Nationalism | 2 Responses

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The Soul of Jack London, Part 2

Dietrich Wolf

Johann Heinrich Fuseli, "Thor, in the boat of Hymir, battering the Midgard Serpent," 1790

3,422 words

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Race was of utmost importance to London. His unshakable views on the subject were expressed ardently even in some of his works of socialist propaganda. A good sampling of London’s racial perspective at the turn of the century may be found in his letters to Cloudesley Johns. Johns, a young post-office employee from southern California, wrote London a fan letter in 1899, praising one of the latter’s magazine articles. The result was a strong friendship that lasted until London’s death. Read more …

Published: July 20, 2011 | Posted in North American New Right | Tagged articles, China, Dietrich Wolf, eugenics, Jack London, Japan, literature, North American New Right, race, racism, reprints, the racially conscious left, Vikings, West Coast White Nationalism | 6 Responses

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The Soul of Jack London, Part 1

Dietrich Wolf

Jack London, 1876–1916

2,835 words

Part 1 of 4

The life of Jack London, the extraordinarily popular turn-of-the-century American author, was every bit as fascinating as those of the fictional characters depicted in his stories. He was a man of action as well as of thought. Read more …