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Quotation from The Call of the Wild by Jack London
“Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog, strong of muscle and with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego.”
The Call of the Wild, Chapter I (Project Gutenberg text)
The opening sentence, which ties Buck's coming ordeal to the gold strike in the North and the demand for strong dogs.
Citation: "Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog, strong of muscle and with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego." — Jack London, The Call of the Wild, Chapter I (Project Gutenberg text). (id the-call-of-the-wild-q1)
Portrait: JackLondoncallwild, Cover art attributed to Paul Bransom; Macmillan, Public domain.
