The Call of the Wild

Buck was a pampered house dog until the day he was stolen, sold, and shipped north into the brutal gold-rush wilderness of the Yukon -- and something ancient began waking up inside him.Jack London's The Call of the Wild follows Buck's transformation from comfortable pet to formidable sled dog, through cruelty and loyalty, starvation and survival, until the pull of his wolf ancestry becomes impossible to resist. It's one of the most electrifying adventure stories ever written -- and one of the most profound explorations of what "wild" really means.More than a century after publication, Buck's journey remains the definitive story of nature reclaiming what civilization tried to tame.The definitive classic of Yukon gold-rush adventure fictionA gripping, unsentimental look at survival in the wildOne of the most-read American novels of all timeThe wild is calling. Buck is already running.