The Call of the Wild is a novel by Jack London published in 
1903. The novel's central character is a dog named Buck a 
domesticated dog living at a ranch in the Santa Clara valley 
of California as the story opens. Stolen from his home and 
sold into the brutal existence of an Alaskan sled dog Buck is 
forced to adjust to and survive cruel treatments and fight 
to dominate other dogs in a harsh climate.