After being caught by the Coast Guard, he briefly joined the California Fish Patrol. Then, in 1893 he signed on with the Sophia Sutherland, a seal hunting ship, and set sail for Asia. This journey turned out to be quite successful for Jack. He despised hunting the seals, but after his return, he drew on the experience to write "Story of a Typhoon off the Coast of Japan," which won him first prize and $25 in a San Francisco newspaper contest.
             By 1894, Jack London had become increasingly discouraged with the terrible working conditions and harsh treatment o
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