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railroads. The railroads were all corrupt and brands does a good job on sharing specific examples of this, one being Vanderbilt and his rail empire. The railways lead to gold rushes which created boom towns and then later bust towns. The dream of the Pacific rail line came true after years of awaiting it. "But it was the gold rush of 1849 and after that made the a rail line to the pacific appear both necessary and possible," (Brands 44). With the new lines down, transportation from east…

Buck is a dog, he is a Saint Bernard, Scottish Shepherd mix living in Santa Clara Valley, California. He lives in the home of Judge Miller. Unfortunately for Buck, an addictive gambler dognapped him and is sold to Northerners. In the North, there is a gold rush going on and Buck becomes a sled-dog. Buck can't tolerate being tied up, so he fights against his new master. But all of his efforts to escape had no point. Buck learns this concept of "master," but in an unwilling way. After days of…

In the beginning of the book, Buck is described as a large 4-year-old dog who lives at Judge Miller’s estate in Santa Clara Valley. His dad, a St. Bernard, is Judge’s number one dog, and his mom, Shep, is a Scotch shepherd dog. He used to wander all over the Judge’s estate, often playing with the Judge’s sons and escorting the Judge’s daughters, before he was kidnapped by Manuel, the gardener, and brought to the Yukon territory. The Yukon territory has subarctic temperatures and mountainous…

From traveling to the Yukon Territory, sailing around the Pacific Ocean, to writing many novels and short stories, Jack London has had a plethora of experiences in his life. Jack London was born on January 12, 1876 in San Francisco, California to an unmarried mother, Flora Wellman. London was an illegitimate child. Jack’s father left his mother before he was born. His father could have possibly been William Chaney, a popular journalist and figure at the time. Since Jack’s mother was ill…

To Build a Fire Essay In the book To Build a Fire “the man” got frostbite or hypothermia. I am going to write about the dangers of frostbite and hypothermia. Then I will tell you which one he got which one he had. To start off, the 3 kinds of frostbite. Frostnip, which is the least harmful, superficial frostbite, which is a bit worse than frostnip and severe (deep) frostbite which is the worst. Frostnip can be taken care of at home, the other kinds need medical attention.With medical…

"If you are a shifter fan, then this series is for you. Very well written." -Night Owl Reviews, 4.5 Top Pick "I have to say the series just keeps getting better and better.” -Nerd Girl Official Guardian Wolf Lily Bardou lost her status as a Guardian for the Black Mesa Wolf Pack—until sexy shifter Kieran Rendall prowls into her life, very willing to help her release the past and unlock her caged passions. Alpha Wolf Wolf shifter Rafe Bardou craves one thing he can't have: free-spirited…

The unfortunate story of this man traveling alone in the Yukon shows our undying desire to trek through ill terrain without the need for assistance. The man who went aside from the main Yukon trail obviously did not listen to the wisdom of a native Alaskan who has seen these parts of the woods for many years. The arrogance that the man displayed as he constantly mumbled to himself about his mistake progressively instills the short values that revolves around the need for wisdom when preparing…

Jack London was born in San Francisco, California and on the date of January 12 ,1876. When Jack was 30 years old, he was a famous author of Call of the wild, The Sea Wolf and White Fang which were all great books. Jack‘s stories are about great questions of life and also wrote about the great struggle of life and death. Each and every story Jack wrote was wrote quite passionately and he also based them off of personal events while he was sailing in the Canadian sea. The topic that will be…

I read the book Firestorm written by David Klass, a book about Jack Danielson’s venture to fight the Dark Army, protect what’s left of the world’s oceans, and locate Firestorm, the ultimate weapon to reverse the destruction of planet Earth. Jack starts out his career as an avid explorer in a normal town living a normal life, where he excels in numerous sports and academic activities. Everything comes easy to Jack which is why he is always confused at why his parents don’t want him to shine like…

The theme of survival is achieved in both texts, by the characters Brian and Buck. In both excerpts they have to deal with a problem that has to do with survival, and surviving on their own. In the Excerpt from “Brian’s Winter” the main character is a boy named Brian who faces survival in the woods after a plane crash, but doesn't always think before he acts. In the story, he acts without thinking, and attacks a bear which in return attacks him. In the text, it states,” ‘Hey---get out of…