Spoilers, The by Rex Beach (1877 - 1949)

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Rex Beach was born in Atwood, Michigan 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, was based on a true story of corrupt government officials stealing gold mines from prospectors, which Beach witnessed while he was prospecting in Nome, Alaska. The novel begins with the return of Dextry and Roy Glenister to Nome to reclaim their mine, The Midas. On their arrival, they find “The Law” has come to Nome. The problem is “The Law” is crooked, bent on stealing all the best gold mines in Alaska. Alec McNamara is the villain in this novel and rules with a heavy hand through the aging and corrupt Judge Stillman. Helen Chester is the naïve niece of Judge Stillman. She cannot believe her uncle is involved in such treachery. And of course, Roy Glenister is in love with her. After trying to work within the law, the miners eventually form a vigilante group called The Stranglers to right the wrongs, while Glenister continues to believe the law can correct the wrongs. A cast of other characters enter the book with various roles; Cherry Malotte, The Bronco Kid (who has a surprise in store for listeners), Slapjack Sims, Struve the crooked lawyer. The climax of the book is…………but then I would be spoiling the ending, wouldn’t I?

The Spoilers became one of the bestselling novels of 1906. The novel was made into movies five times, with leading men including Gary Cooper, Randolph Scott and John Wayne.

For a brief pictorial history of the characters involved in the actual mine stealing, please see this page.

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Episode Date
22 - Chapter 22 - The Promise of Dreams
Jan 01, 1970
21 - Chapter 21 - The Hammer-Lock
Jan 01, 1970
20 - Chapter 20 - In Which Three Go To The Sign Of The Sled And But Two Return
Jan 01, 1970
19 - Chapter 19 - Dynamite
Jan 01, 1970
18 - Chapter 18 - Wherein A Trap Is Baited
Jan 01, 1970
17 - Chapter 17 - A Drip In The Dark
Jan 01, 1970
16 - Chapter 16 - In Which The Truth Begins To Bare Itself
Jan 01, 1970
15 - Chapter 15 - Vigiliantes
Jan 01, 1970
14 - Chapter 14 - A Midnight Messenger
Jan 01, 1970
13 - Chapter 13 - In Which A Man Is Possessed of a Devil
Jan 01, 1970
12 - Chapter 12 - Counterplots
Jan 01, 1970
11 - Chapter 11 -Wherein a Writ and a Riot Fail
Jan 01, 1970
10 - Chapter 10 - The Wit of an Adventuress
Jan 01, 1970
09 - Chapter 9 - Sluice Robbers
Jan 01, 1970
08 - Chapter 8 - Dextry Makes A Call
Jan 01, 1970
07 - Chapter 7 - The "Bronco Kid's" Eavesdropping
Jan 01, 1970
06 - Chapter 6 - And A Mine Is Jumped
Jan 01, 1970
05 - Chapter 5 - Wherein A Man Appears
Jan 01, 1970
04 - Chapter 4 - The Killing
Jan 01, 1970
03 - Chapter 3 - In Which Glennister Errs
Jan 01, 1970
02 - Chapter 2 - The Stowaway
Jan 01, 1970
01 - Chapter 1 - The Encounter
Jan 01, 1970