{"id":2110,"date":"1994-02-06T01:58:56","date_gmt":"1994-02-06T01:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/1994\/12\/10\/jack-london-californias-gold-502\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:35:37","slug":"jack-london-californias-gold-502","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/1994\/02\/06\/jack-london-californias-gold-502\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack London &#8211; California&#039;s Gold (502)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Explore Beauty Ranch, once the home of one of California&#8217;s most famous authors, Jack London. Now the estate is part of the Jack London State Historical Park in the Valley of the Moon in Sonoma. 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