Jack London's 1903 The Call of the Wild was a sensation — it sold one million copies and made London the most popular American writer of his generation. He's shown above in 1916, shortly before his death at age 40. (Photo via AP)
Jack London by Earle LaborCold weather might make you want to stay inside, next to a warm fire...and curl up with a good book. Commentator Rex Buchanan says he recently read one - a biography of Jack london by Earle Labor. As Rex tells us, Labor's book on London includes a surprising connection to Kansas.
Commentator Rex Buchanan is the interim director of the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas. He's also a frequent contributor to KPR's Morning Edition.