Author: Jack London Retail Price: $8.95 Our Price: $8.06
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Jack London's novels of ruggedly individual life seemed to embody American hopes, frustrations and romantic longings in the turbulent first years of the 20th century; years infused with the wonder and excitement of great technological and historic change. His restless spirit, taste for a life of excitement and probing mind led him on a series of hard-edged adventures from the Klondike to the South Seas. Out of these sometimes harrowing experiences--and his fascination with the theories of such thinkers as Darwin, Spencer and Marx--came the inspiration for novels of adventure that would make him one of Americas most popular writers. The Call of the Wild, considered by many London's greatest novel, is a gripping tale of a heroic dog who, thrust into the brutal life of the Alaska Gold Rush, ultimately faces a choice between living in man's world or returning to nature. Adventure and dog-story enthusiasts as well as students and devotees of American literature will find this classic work a thrilling, memorable reading experience.
