![]() ![]() Jack London himself took part in the Yukon Gold Rush in 1903, aged just 21, and three years later The Call of the Wild was published to immediate acclaim. But when their bond is broken, Buck escapes the world of humans and fulfils his destiny to become a leader of wolves. Buck repays him with absolute loyalty and devotion and goes on to become the most famous pack dog in Alaska. After one particularly brutal attack leaves Buck close to death, he is rescued by prospector John Thornton. ![]() A large cross-breed, he lives a pampered life in California until he is kidnapped and sold to workers in the Yukon, where he is frequently beaten and forced to drag backbreaking loads. While humans did the prospecting, dogs were needed to pull sleighs, and Buck is perfectly suited to the work and conditions. During the Yukon Gold Rush, an estimated 100,000 people migrated to the region in the hope of striking it rich. ![]()
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