For 10 points, name this author, who wrote of the sled dog Buck in his novel The Call of the Wild.
In one of this author's novels, Leach and Johnson attempt a mutiny aboard the Ghost; in that work, Maud Brewster is courted by Humphrey van Weyden and a man whose brother is named "Death". In another of his works, the protagonist is kidnapped by Judge Miller's gardener and quickly learns the "law of the club." In that novel by this author, three fools die while crossing a poorly-frozen river, though the protagonist refuses to accompany them and is rescued by John Thornton. This author wrote about Wolf Larsen in The Sea-Wolf and penned a novel whose protagonist defeats Spitz in a fight, gaining the respect of his pack. For 10 points, name this author, who wrote of the sled dog Buck in his novel The Call of the Wild.
In one of this author's novels, Leach and Johnson attempt a mutiny aboard the Ghost; in that work, Maud Brewster is courted by Humphrey van Weyden and a man whose brother is named "Death".
Jack London [or John Griffith London; or John Griffith Chaney]