The Call of the Wild
Jack Williamson
Publisher: T&T
Summary
The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley, California, when Buck is stolen from his home and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. He becomes progressively feral in the harsh environment, where he is forced to fight to survive and dominate other dogs. By the end, he sheds the veneer of civilisation, and relies on primordial instinct and learned experience to emerge as a leader in the wild.