Publisher's Synopsis
The Silver Horde is a novel written by Rex E. Beach, available in a large print edition. The story is set in the early 1900s in Alaska, where a group of fishermen known as the Silver Horde are trying to strike it rich in the lucrative salmon industry. The main character, Boyd Emerson, is a young man who joins the group and becomes involved in a love triangle with two women, Cherry Malotte and Mildred Wayland. As the group struggles to navigate the dangerous waters of the fishing industry, they also face challenges from rival fishermen and corrupt businessmen. The novel is a thrilling tale of adventure, romance, and the struggle for survival in the harsh Alaskan wilderness.(LARGE PRINT EDITION) 1909. Illustrated. Rex Beach was well on his way to becoming a lawyer when he was hit by Gold Rush Fever and left for the Klondike to strike it rich. He never found gold, but his travels had sparked his imagination and he began to write. His tales of adventures quickly made him into a popular author. The Silver Horde begins: The trail to Kalvik leads down from the northward mountains over the tundra which flanks the tide flats, then creeps out upon the salt ice of the river and across to the village. It boasts no travel in summer, but by winter an occasional toil-worn traveler may be seen issuing forth from the Great Country beyond, bound for the open water; while once in thirty days the mail-team whirls out of the forest to the south, pauses one night to leave word of the world, and then is swallowed up in the silent hills. Kalvik, to be sure, is not much of a place, being hidden away from the main-travelled routes to the interior and wholly unknown except to those interested in the fisheries. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
