Project Gutenberg 2000-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 142 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith The Son of the Wolf The white silence -- The son of the wolf -- The men of Forty-Mile -- In a far country -- To the man on trail -- The priestly prerogative -- The wisdom of the trail -- The wife of a king -- An odyssey of the north. Produced by an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Son of the Wolf" by Jack London is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. It captures the harsh realities of life in the Yukon Territory during the Klondike Gold Rush, exploring themes of survival, nature, and human relationships in extreme conditions. The stories feature a variety of characters, including adventurers, locals, and indigenous peoples, who navigate the unforgiving landscape and the complex dynamics that arise from their interactions. The opening of the collection is particularly vivid and sets the tone for the struggles that lie ahead. It begins with a depiction of a group traveling on a treacherous journey through the Arctic wilderness, highlighting the challenges of limited resources and the inherent dangers of the environment. The characters—including the two men and an Indian woman—face dire circumstances as they attempt to move forward despite their weak and starving dogs. Tension arises as they manage a dying dog, Carmen, amidst a backdrop of a breathtaking yet ominous "White Silence." This initial glimpse into their journey foreshadows the physical and emotional trials that the characters will endure as they contend with elements of both nature and their own humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gold mines and mining -- Fiction Klondike River Valley (Yukon) -- Fiction Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Fiction Adventure stories, American PS Text Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 308399 306495 2024-09-01T13:03:05.033275 2023-10-01T11:47:19.564082 text/html text/html 303007 2021-01-01T00:03:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 117502 2021-01-01T00:03:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 161899 2024-09-01T13:03:10.031253 application/epub+zip 166104 2024-09-01T13:03:06.286222 application/epub+zip 166104 2024-09-01T13:03:05.499245 application/epub+zip 306850 2024-09-01T13:03:13.068212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295480 2024-09-01T13:03:09.525270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295208 2022-09-02T03:49:07.506245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291028 290956 2024-09-01T13:03:04.510288 2023-10-01T11:47:19.109103 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 290922 2021-01-01T00:03:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 115440 2021-01-01T00:03:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19063 2024-09-01T13:03:13.346172 application/rdf+xml 12588 2024-09-01T13:03:05.854192 image/jpeg 3432 2024-09-01T13:03:05.677194 image/jpeg 160115 2024-09-01T13:03:05.062189 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia