Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 167 Beach, Rex 1877 1949 Beach, Rex Ellingwood The Spoilers Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Spoilers" by Rex Beach is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the Alaskan gold rush and follows the adventures of Roy Glenister and his partner Dextry as they navigate the challenges of mining claims, violence, and romance. With the influx of miners in search of fortune in Nome, the narrative dives into themes of ambition, betrayal, and the rawness of life on the frontier. At the start of the story, Glenister and Dextry return to Alaska after a previous absence and are immediately drawn into a mix of excitement and tension. They encounter a mysterious young woman, who is fleeing from a group of pursuers, and they instinctively come to her aid. A chaotic skirmish ensues on the docks, revealing the rough and lawless nature of their environment. Alongside the girl, they board the Santa Maria bound for Nome, where they are enveloped in a world of gold seekers, promising riches, and the lingering threat of violence. Their journey sets the stage for a complex web of relationships and the ruthless dynamics of the frontier, hinting at challenges that will arise as they stake their claims in a land fraught with uncertainty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction Western stories Gold mines and mining -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Fiction Frontier and pioneer life -- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Fiction Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Movie Books Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 557495 557390 2024-10-03T03:49:23.103739 2023-10-03T04:23:39.117703 text/html text/html 557488 557383 2024-10-03T03:49:23.440734 2023-10-03T04:23:39.326722 text/html text/html 280561 2024-10-03T03:49:31.762236 application/epub+zip 289095 2024-10-03T03:49:25.421817 application/epub+zip 289094 2024-10-03T03:49:24.180787 application/epub+zip 471184 2024-10-03T03:49:36.817206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436808 2024-10-03T03:49:30.996188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408983 2022-09-03T05:42:58.277875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506996 506942 2024-10-03T03:49:22.480730 2023-10-03T04:23:38.772710 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 506816 2013-05-01T20:32:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202141 2013-05-01T20:43:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20638 2024-10-03T03:49:37.053139 application/rdf+xml 9763 2024-10-03T03:49:24.723809 image/jpeg 2812 2024-10-03T03:49:24.451732 image/jpeg 275363 2024-10-03T03:49:23.489804 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia