Rex Beach was well on his way to becoming a lawyer when gold rush fever hit him in 1897. The 19-year-old ditched his studies in Chicago and headed North. He never struck it rich in the Klondike, but he did strike gold through writing about the rushes.The Spoilers captures the excitement of gold-rush Nome, complete with claim-jumping along with corruption, deception, villains, heroes and romance. The age-old story of good vs. evil comes alive through...