The Call of the Wild
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The Call of the Wild is an adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central chara
First edition cover
Miners carry gear up the Chilkoot Pass to reach the Klondike
Buck proves himself as leader of the pack when he fights Spitz "to the death".
The Call of the Wild (cover of the June 20, 1903 Saturday Evening Post shown) is about the survival of the fittest.
Jack London
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John Griffith London, better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors t
The Call of the Wild
…The Call of the Wild is an adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of…
London in 1903
London at the age of nine with his dog Rollo, 1885
Jack London studying at Heinold's First and Last Chance in 1886
Heinold's First and Last Chance, "Jack London's Rendezvous"