The Call of the Wild
By Jack London

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Summary

Buck is a 4-year-old, 140 lb St. Bernard/Scotch Shepherd (i.e., Collie) mix who is abducted from a comfortable life as the pet of Judge Miller in the Santa Clara Valley of Northern California. Buck is taken by Judge Miller's gardener's assistant and sold to a trainer of sled dogs, which were in great demand due to the discovery of "a yellow metal" in the frozen lands of the Yukon. Quickly introduced to the brutality of his new life, Buck is forced to survive and adapt to conditions in Alaska and the Yukon. He works pulling sleds with other dogs, learns to steal food, and engages in power struggle with other dogs for the lead position in the sled team. His owners soon learn that even though his enemy is 'a devil', Buck is 'two devils'. He becomes the leader of the sled. He changes hands many times before he is eventually acquired by a kind and loving owner, John Thornton.

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