| Laughing Bill Hyde, And Other Stories (1917) Contributor(s): Beach, Rex (Author) |
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ISBN: 1436884306 ISBN-13: 9781436884303 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: Rex Beach (1877-1949) was an American novelist and playwright. Beach was born 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 (1906) was based on a true story of corrupt government officials stealing gold mines from prospectors, which he witnessed. The Spoilers became one of the best selling novels of 1906. His adventure novels were immensely popular throughout the early 1900s. After success in literature, many of his works were adapted into successful films; The Spoilers became a stage play, then was adapted to the silver screen five times from 1914 to 1955. Beach occasionally produced his films and wrote a number of plays to varying success. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Romance - Contemporary - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6" W x 9" (1.19 lbs) 404 pages |
