The Call of the Wild by Jack London (Reader's Library)

There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living: this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive.

The domesticated life of a powerful St. Bernard-Shepherd mix named Buck is quickly turned on end when he is stolen away from his master and put to work as a sled dog in Alaska. His once life of luxury turns into a life of survival and adaptation as he learns the ways of the wilderness.

Set in the Klondike region of Canada during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, The Call of the Wild showcases the transformation of a dog as he learns to adapt to what life has given him, fair or not.

This book is featured on The Book Club with Michael Knowles, PragerU's show dedicated to the great books of Western civilization. In this episode, Michael Knowles is joined by author and commentator Michael Malice to explore what Jack London's tale of survival reveals about instinct, resilience and the untamed spirit within us all when civilization falls away.

📺 Watch the episode: Michael Malice — The Call of the Wild by Jack London

Own this Reader's Library Classics edition of The Call of the Wild and discover why Buck's journey from comfort to wilderness still resonates over a century later.