The Wolf King

The Wolf King by Joseph Wharton Lippincott, 1949 10th Printing. A dramatic and thrilling biography of the giant black wolf who had become a legend in his region of the Alberta wilderness. Settlers dreaded the long howl of the great wolf leader and the ringing chorus of the fierce pack in the northern night. Hunters and wardens alike were continually baffled and outwitted by the Wolf King’s wild deeds and uncanny intelligence. The smartest whelp of a litter of six, the black wolf learns fast and becomes a fighter and a leader. To read his story in the author’s stirring narrative is almost to be- as the author was – on the rugged Alberta frontier, and to witness the Wolf King’s battle for mastery over his kind in a mountain country where he can meet his human enemies on equal terms. This is unquestionably one of the classics of American wild life. It has held its place in the affection of readers for many years.

High in the fastness of the Rocky Mountains, the Wolf King leads a savage pack whose members are so big that they are almost super-wolves. This is the story of the magnificent leader who seems unconquerable. A young ranger and an ancient trapper figure in many of the happenings which begin with the search for an old wolf’s den, the marvelous escape of the wolf-pup from the jaws of the trap, and the development of this youngster into a magnificent black wolf who later becomes leader of the wild pack. His hair-breadth escapes from dangers of man and beast and his last glorious victory in his titanic struggle with the huskies in the young rangers shack provide thrills and excitement for the reader.