【英语名著】Buck did not read the newspapers ,or he would have known that trouble was brewing ,not alone for himself ,but for every tidewater dog ,strong of muscle and with warm,long hair ,from Puget Sound to San Diego .Because men ,groping in the Arctic darkness ,had found a yellow metal,because streamship and transportation companies were booming the find ,thousands of men were rushing into the Northland .These men wanted dogs ,and dogs they wanted were heavy dogs ,with strong muscles by which to toil ,and furry coats to protect them from the frost.