Buck is a powerful dog who lives on Judge Miller’s estate in Santa Clara Valley. However, when men discover gold in a region of Canada, there is a great demand for strong dogs who are able to pull sleds. This causes Buck to be kidnapped…
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by Jack London
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Author
Jack London
Country
United States
Original language
English
Genre
Adventure fiction
Setting
Santa Clara Valley and the Yukon, c. 1896–99
Publication date
1903
Major Characters
John Thornton, Buck, Judge Miller, François, Spitz
Plot
The story is about a massive dog named Buck, a Saint Bernard and Scotch Shepherd mix. Buck's comfortable life of a pet is reversed to the chaos of the Klondike Gold Rush and the brutal realities of frontier life.