The Spoilers [Paperback]

A classic tale of gold rush Alaska, where fortunes are made and stolen overnight. Set in the lawless frontier town of Nome during the 1898 gold strike, this story follows prospectors who strike it rich — only to have their claims jumped by corrupt officials backed by hired guns. What starts as a fight for mining rights escalates into a full-blown war between those who worked for their gold and those who'd rather take it. It's got frontier justice, double-crosses, romance tangled up in greed, and one of the most brutal fistfights in Western literature. Rex Beach wrote this after witnessing the real Nome gold rush firsthand, and that authenticity shows in every claim dispute and saloon brawl. For fans of Jack London's wilder side, or anyone who wants their Westerns cold, muddy, and morally complicated.