`Rainbow's End' by Rex Beach is a western, action-adventure novel set to the backdrop of the Spanish-American war that will be enjoyed by fans of `Rough Riders' by Theodore Roosevelt or the film `Citizen Kane'. The story tells the tale of a time when young men in the West who were old enough to ride would head to East Texas to join Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, and assist with the invasion of Cuba. They would ride to glory and return as heroes, but there were very few who would return home to their families. Rex Beach, was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player. His novels, most of which were adventure novels, were influenced by Jack London - author of `White Fang' - and they were very popular during the early 1900s. His second novel, `The Spoilers' which was based on a true experience he witnessed while in Alaska of corrupt government officials stealing gold mines from prospectors, became one of the best-selling novels of 1906.

`The Auction Block' by Rex Beach is `A Novel of New York Night Life' that will be enjoyed by fans of Truman Capote's `Breakfast at Tiffany's'. In this story, Lorelei Knight's parents are anxious to make their fortune by profiting from her beauty. So, they send her to New York to become a member of a "girl show". The over-indulgent son of a millionaire, Bob Wharton, soon falls in love with Lorelei, and when she learns her father is ill and in need of money, she marries the man for whom she has no love. Bob's father, however, cuts off his allowance, forcing him to go to work, while Lorelei's wholesomeness influences him to become a better man. Bob is doing well until Lorelei's brother leads him to temptation and he slips back into his old ways, and Lorelei begins to consider leaving New York.

In Rex Beach's `The Ne'er-Do-Well' Kirk Anthony is a rich, playboy who enjoys the lavish lifestyle of expensive dinners, fancy cars, and the New York Night Life, despite his father's pleas for him to settle down and do some real work. Kirk won't stop having a good time with his father's money until one of his drunken friends is persuaded, by a man trying to escape the law, to play a fun `trick' on Kirk. Kirk is kidnapped by his own friends and put on a ship to Panama with no money and the wanted man's identity. Working to earn his passage home, Kirk is shocked to find that his father is tired of his irresponsible lifestyle and refuses to help him out of this situation. The perfect novel for fans of `Windfall' starring Jason Segal and Jesse Plemons, or `All the Money in the World'. Rex Beach, was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player. His novels, most of which were adventure novels, were influenced by Jack London - author of `White Fang' - and they were very popular during the early 1900s. His second novel, `The Spoilers' which was based on a true experience he witnessed while in Alaska of corrupt government officials stealing gold mines from prospectors, became one of the best-selling novels of 1906.

`The Winds of Chance' by Rex Beach is an adventure novel which tells a fictionalised story of the Gold Rush. Adapted into a silent film of the same name in 1925, the story follows the penniless Pierce Phillips who cannot go seeking gold so instead works packing supplies for the other adventurers. Phillips soon falls in love with Countess Courteau but when he proposes to her he discovers that she already has a husband. Pierce Phillips then joins a travelling show where one member, Laure, falls in love with him. When Phillips pays more attention to Rouletta, a daughter of a gambler, Laure becomes jealous and conspires with Count Courteau, who believes that Phillips is his wife's lover. Set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush, this novel will be enjoyed by fans of `Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure', and `The Klondike Gold Rush'. Rex Beach, was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player. His novels, most of which were adventure novels, were influenced by Jack London - author of `White Fang' - and they were very popular during the early 1900s. His second novel, `The Spoilers' which was based on a true experience he witnessed while in Alaska of corrupt government officials stealing gold mines from prospectors, became one of the best-selling novels of 1906.

Unfairly given a dishonorable discharge from the army, Calvin Gray goes to Dallas, where he manages to win the trust of a jeweler and is able to sell a number of diamonds to the newly oil rich Briskows. He makes friends with the family and helps them adjust to their newly found riches. The Briskows, in turn, help him prove false the charges that caused his dismissal from the army.

Published in 1916, this book collects eleven stories originally published in several different magazines. Beach's adventure stories were immensely popular throughout the early 1900s. - Summary by David Wales

Rex Beach was born in Atwood, Michigan to a prominent family and pursued a career as a lawyer before being drawn to Alaska at the time of the Klondike Gold Rush. After five years of unsuccessful prospecting, he turned to writing. His first novel, The Spoilers, was based on a true story of corrupt government officials stealing gold mines from prospectors, which Beach witnessed while he was prospecting in Nome, Alaska. The novel begins with the return of Dextry and Roy Glenister to Nome to reclaim their mine, The Midas. On their arrival, they find "The Law" has come to Nome. The problem is "The Law" is crooked, bent on stealing all the best gold mines in Alaska. Alec McNamara is the villain in this novel and rules with a heavy hand through the aging and corrupt Judge Stillman. Helen Chester is the naïve niece of Judge Stillman. She cannot believe her uncle is involved in such treachery. And of course, Roy Glenister is in love with her. After trying to work within the law, the miners eventually form a vigilante group called The Stranglers to right the wrongs while Glenister continues to believe the law can correct the wrongs. A cast of other characters enter the book with various roles; Cherry Malotte, The Bronco Kid (who has a surprise in store for listeners), Slapjack Sims, Struve the crooked lawyer. The climax of the book is............but then I would be spoiling the ending, wouldn't I? The Spoilers became one of the bestselling novels of 1906. The novel was made into movies five times, with leading men including Gary Cooper, Randolph Scott and John Wayne.For a brief pictorial history of the characters involved in the actual mine stealing, please see this page.(Summary from Wikipedia and modified by The Reader)