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1903

Format:	Book
Author:	London, Jack, 1876-1916.
Title:	The call of the wild / Jack London.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Dover, 1990.
Description:	pages ; cm
Summary:	An unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, is forcibly taken to Alaska where he eventually becomes leader of a wolf pack. Tells the story of the magnificent dog Buck, who is a loyal pet until cruel men make him a pawn in their feverish search for the gold of the Klondike, where he breaks free and becomes the leader of a ferocious wolf pack.
Audience	1120L Lexile
Notes:	"An unabridged republication of the story originally published in book form by the Macmillan Co., New York, in 1903"--Title page verso. Publisher and date may vary.
Subjects:	Wolves -- Fiction. Sled dogs -- Fiction. Dogs -- Fiction. Wolves -- Juvenile fiction. Sled dogs -- Juvenile fiction. Dogs -- Juvenile fiction. Klondike River Valley (Yukon) -- Fiction. Alaska -- Fiction. Klondike River Valley (Yukon) -- Juvenile fiction. Alaska -- Juvenile fiction. Klondike River Valley (Yukon) -- Gold discoveries -- Fiction.
Genre:	Adventures fiction. Adventures fiction. Nature stories.
LCCN:	90003545
ISBN:	0486264726 0606143831 0590440012 (pbk.) 0965005909 9780965005906 0893753440 (pbk.)
Other Number:	21563609
System Availability:	8
Current Holds:	0
Control Number:	384605

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Novelist, journalist, and social activist Jack London (1876–1916) rose from abject poverty to international fame. The bestselling, highest-paid, and most popular author of his era, London created a substantial body of work in his short life, drawing upon his experiences as a cannery worker, sailor, railroad hobo, and prospector.

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