A simplified, abridged version of the story of a dog that eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack, accompanied by a short biography of Jack London and an essay focusing on the story's lessons of determination.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the wild animal story emerged in Canadian literature as a distinct genre, in which animals pursue their own interests survival for themselves, their offspring, and perhaps a mate, or the pure pleasure of their wildness. Bringing together some of the most celebrated wild animal stories, Ralph H. Lutts places them firmly in the context of heated controversies about animal intelligence and purposeful behavior. Widely regarded as entertaining and educational, the early stories by Charles G. D. Roberts, Ernest Thompson Seton, John Muir, Jack London and others had an avid readership among adults and children.But some naturalists and at least one hunter Theodore Roosevelt discredited these writers as 'nature fakers', accusing them of falsely portraying animal behavior. The stories and commentaries collected here span the twentieth century. As present day animal behaviorists, psychologists, and the public attempt to sort out the meaning of what animals do and our obligations to them, Ralph Lutts maps some of the prominent features of our cultural landscape.Tales include: "The Springfield Fox" by Ernest Thompson Seton; "The Sounding of the Call" by Jack; "London Stickeen" by John Muir; and, "Journey to the Sea" by Rachel Carson. Other selections include essays by Theoore Roosevelt, John Burroughs, Margaret Atwood, and Ralph H. Lutts. Author note: Ralph H. Lutts, Associate Faculty, Goddard College Off-Campus BA./MA Program and Adjunct Faculty, University of Virginia, Division of Continuing Education, is the author of "The Nature Fakers: Wildlife, Science, and Sentiment". (view table of contents)

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