{"product_id":"the-call-of-the-wild","title":"The Call of the Wild by Jack London","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic survival story by Jack London in a beautiful hardcover edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLife is good for Buck in Santa Clara Valley, where he spends his days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine. But one day a treacherous act of betrayal leads to his kidnap, and he is forced into a life of toil and danger. Dragged away to be a sledge dog in the harsh and freezing cold Yukon, Buck must fight for his survival. Can he rise above his enemies and become the master of his realm once again?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—his real name was John Griffith London—had a wild and colorful youth on the waterfront of Oakland, his native city. Born in 1876, he left school at the age of fourteen and worked in a cannery. By the time he was sixteen he had been both an oyster pirate and a member of the Fish Patrol in San Francisco Bay. He later wrote about these experiences in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cruise of the Dazzler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1902) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTales of the Fish Patrol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1905). In 1893 he joined a sealing cruise that took him as far as Japan. Returning to the United States, he traveled throughout the country. He was determined to become a writer and read voraciously. After a brief period of study at the University of California at Berkeley he joined the gold rush to the Klondike in 1897. He returned to San Francisco the following year. His short stories of the Yukon were published in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e Overland Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1898) and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1899), and in 1900 his first collection, The Son of the Wolf, appeared, bringing him national fame. In 1902 he went to London, where he studied the slum conditions of the East End. He wrote about this experience in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe People of the Abyss \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1903). His life was exciting and eventful. There were sailing voyages to the South Seas and around Cape Horn. He reported on the Russo-Japanese War for the Hearst papers and gave lecture tours. A prolific writer, he published an enormous number of stories and novels. Besides two revealing memoirs, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1907) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Barleycorn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1913), he authored several collections of short stories, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove of Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1907), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLost Face\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1910), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Makaloa Mat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1919). He also wrote many novels, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Call of the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1903), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sea-Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1904), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite Fang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1906), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore Adam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1907), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Iron Heel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1908), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Eden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1909), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Star Rover\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1915). Jack London died in 1916, at his famous Beauty Ranch in California.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTarget Age: 8-12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e160 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePuffin Classics hardcover: 5.38\"W \u003cspan class=\"x-spacer\"\u003ex\u003c\/span\u003e 7.31\"H \u003cspan class=\"x-spacer\"\u003ex\u003c\/span\u003e 0.66\"D\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePuffin Classics paperback: 5.06\"W \u003cspan class=\"x-spacer\"\u003ex\u003c\/span\u003e 7\"H \u003cspan class=\"x-spacer\"\u003ex\u003c\/span\u003e 0.41\"D \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46378474471610,"sku":"9780141336541","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/thecallofthewild_0dccf807-60de-435e-9dc4-b54d7c864d5e.jpg?v=1787081178","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/the-call-of-the-wild","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}