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ILLUSTRATED EDITION: The cover art & illustrations are reproductions from the 1903 1st edition. The Call of the Wild is set during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896-1899. The protagonist is a dog named Buck. He is removed from his comfortable life in California and becomes a sled dog in Canada's Yukon territory. Buck's civilized conduct is challenged when he must to adapt to the demands of mother nature, wild animals, and greedy, unpredictable humans. The Call of the Wild was an immediate success and has become a classic of literature, posing penetrating questions about the tension between civilization and savagery. The Call of the Wild was an immediate success and has become a classi ...