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Captain Alex MacLean: Jack London’s Sea Wolf

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Alex MacLean used to be the inspiration for the title character, Wolf Larsen, in Jack London’s bestselling novel, The Sea-Wolf. At the beginning from Cape Breton, MacLean sailed to the Pacific side of North The united states when he used to be just twenty-one and worked there for thirty-five years as a sailor and sealer. His achievements and escapades whilst within the Victoria fleet within the 1880s laid the foundation for his status as a folk hero.

Although MacLean is a colourful character both in his own right and as mythologized by London, his biography reveals more than the construction of a legend. Don MacGillivray opens a window onto the complex world of pelagic sealing within the North Pacific. The sealing dispute brought the US and Britain to the brink of war, with Canadian sealing interests continuously enmeshed in espionage, scientific debate, diplomatic negotiations, and vexing questions of maritime and environmental law. This vivid account brings history into focal point.

MacLean’s story will appeal to maritime historians, historians of the Pacific Northwest, and readers interested within the history of sealing, international relations, and environmental politics. It’s going to also appeal to readers interested on this fascinating character, both in his own right and as mythologized by Jack London.

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