What was the economic situation during the time in which the call of the wild was written? was there a depression or any type of major financial suffering during this time?

The Call of the Wild was written by Jack London, published in 1903, and set to  in Yukon (Canada), during the Klondike Gold Rush, when gold was discovered  in the region and strong sled dogs were in high demand.

The book most likely ressembles his life, giving he traveled as a hobo to the United States during the 1890's. The worked in the Klondike Gold Rush in Alaska and states that there was when he "found himself".

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payments were made after the 1940s.

in the 1980s, a commission held investigations and made recommendations.