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The spoilers - cover

The spoilers

Rex Beach

Publisher: Passerino

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Summary

The Spoilers (1906) is a novel by Rex Beach based in Alaska that was one of the best selling novels of 1906. The novel is based on a true story of corrupt government officials, such as Alexander McKenzie, seizing gold mines from prospectors, which Beach witnessed while he was prospecting in Nome, Alaska during the Nome Gold Rush. 

Rex Ellingwood Beach (September 1, 1877 – December 7, 1949) was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player.
Available since: 11/16/2023.

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