The Call Of The Wild
Type of Work:
Adventure novel
Setting
Northland (Alaska); the goldrush of the 1890s
Principal Characters
Buck, a large, intelligent and well-bred dog
Spitz, a cruel lead sled dog
John Thornton, Buck's Northiand master
Buck, a huge four-year-old Scottish Shepherd-Saint Bernard cross-breed, lived a life of ease at Judge Miller's Santa Clara Valley estate. As the judge's loyal companion, working with his sons, and guarding his grandchildren, Buck ruled over all things - humans included. Combining his mother's intelligence with the size and strength of his father, Buck became the undisputed leader of all the dogs on the estate.
At this time, gold had been found in Alaska, and thousands of men were rushing to the Northland. They wanted dogs, dogs like Buck. One night, Manuel, the estate's gardener, who felt he was not earning enough to support both his family and his gambling habits, took Buck for a walk to the railroad station. There, money was exchanged, a rope......
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Approximate Word Count: 1666
Approximate Pages: 7 (250 words per double-spaced page)
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