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BuckBuck is a strong estate dog stolen and sold for government service in the north.First seen in chapter 1
FrançoisFrançois treats Buck fairly during his journey north, giving him grounds for respect.First seen in chapter 1
PerraultPerrault buys Buck for government service and treats him fairly on the journey north.First seen in chapter 1
ManuelManuel sells Buck to a stranger who chokes him and takes him to San Francisco.First seen in chapter 1
SpitzSpitz is a sled dog who corrects Buck’s mistakes and earns his hatred after Curly’s death.First seen in chapter 2
DaveDave is a sled dog who helps correct Buck’s mistakes as he learns harness work.First seen in chapter 2
CurlyCurly is a dog whose death under attacking huskies teaches Buck to stay standing.First seen in chapter 2
BilleeBillee is a dog from whom Buck learns to sleep beneath the snow.First seen in chapter 2
Sol-leksSol-leks is a dog who wounds Buck during his early days with the team.First seen in chapter 2
John ThorntonJohn Thornton saves Buck from Hal’s club and warns the travelers about river ice.First seen in chapter 5
HalHal buys the exhausted dogs with Charles and uses violence against the failing team.First seen in chapter 5
CharlesCharles buys the exhausted mail dogs with Hal and helps overload their sled.First seen in chapter 5
MercedesMercedes travels with Hal and Charles as their poor planning and starvation rations destroy the team.First seen in chapter 5

Chapter 1
Manuel sells Buck to a stranger, who chokes him and takes him by train to San Francisco.
Chapter 1
Buck endures confinement and beatings before Perrault buys him for government service.
Chapter 1
Buck travels north, receives fair treatment from Perrault and François, and encounters snow for the first time.
Chapter 2
Curly dies under attacking huskies, teaching Buck to stay on his feet.
Chapter 2
Buck learns sled work from François and learns from Billee to sleep beneath snow.
Chapter 2
Hunger teaches Buck to steal as exhausting travel strengthens his body and awakens inherited instincts.
Chapter 3
Starving huskies interrupt Buck and Spitz’s fight, wound the team, and consume supplies.
Chapter 3
The team crosses dangerous river ice, and François kills Dolly when she goes mad and chases Buck.
Chapter 3
During a rabbit chase, Buck defeats Spitz by breaking his forelegs and knocking him into the waiting pack.
Chapter 4
Buck refuses any position except leader until François and Perrault accept his demand.
Chapter 4
Buck restores discipline and leads a record journey to Skaguay before a new driver takes charge.
Chapter 4
Heavy mail work exhausts the dogs, and Dave’s struggle to keep pulling ends with a gunshot signaling his death.
Chapter 5
Hal and Charles buy the exhausted dogs, overload their sled, and disregard advice.
Chapter 5
Poor planning, dwindling food, injuries, and Hal’s violence reduce the team to five.
Chapter 5
Thornton saves Buck from Hal’s club, while the remaining travelers ignore his warning and disappear through river ice.
Chapter 6
Buck recovers under Thornton’s care and keeps returning to him despite the forest’s pull.
Chapter 6
Buck defends Thornton against an attacker and saves him from rapids.
Chapter 6
Buck wins a wager by pulling a thousand-pound sled, providing money for the partners’ expedition.
Chapter 7
Thornton and his partners search for a lost mine but settle beside a rich gold deposit.
Chapter 7
Buck befriends a timber wolf and spends longer periods hunting alone.
Chapter 7
Buck finds the men dead after a Yeehat attack, attacks the raiders, and joins a wolf pack.
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