The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure


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This collection of 11 short stories is by the American author and Olympian water polo player, Rex Beach. He was best known for his novel The Spoilers, which centered on corruption by officials connected with a goldmine.




The Crimson Gardenia


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The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure


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Rex Beach (1877-1949) was an American novelist and playwright. He was born in 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 he witnessed while he was prospecting in Nome, Alaska. The Spoilers became one of the best selling novels of 1906. His adventure novels were immensely popular throughout the early 1900s.







Supplement, 1953


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The Crimson Tide


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"The Crimson Tide: A Novel" by Robert W. Chambers Robert William Chambers was an American artist and fiction writer, best known for his book of short stories. In this book, he takes readers to an America in the first few years of the 20th century. At a time full of change, the expectations of the men and women of high society are in flux. Starting with the introduction of the woman's battalion and following characters through love, and adventures navigating the status quo, this book remains a fascinating book to this day.










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