The Silver Horde (Lady Valkyrie Westerns)

By Rex Beach

Book Overview

In this classic and timeless Western novel, which is set in Kalvik, a fictionalized community in Bristol Bay, Alaska, tells the story of a down on his luck gold miner, Boyd Emerson, who discovers a greater wealth in Alaska's run of salmon (silver horde) and decides to open a cannery. In order to "hit gold," the gold miner must overcome the relentless opposition of a fictionalized Alaska Packers Association. In the quest for striking gold and making it in such a tough environment, our hero will have to deal with the ruthless Association, which undercuts his financing, sabotages his equipment, incites a longshoremen's riot, and bribes his fishermen to quit. The story line includes a love interest as the protagonist is forced to choose between his fianc?, a spoiled banker's daughter, and an earnest roadhouse operator.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481876422
• ISBN13: 9781481876421
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"