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Unique Elements Historical Context Detailed 20th Century Historical Map Gold Rush Adventure written in times before the morrow, sophisticated in a way modern stories lack. Burning Daylightby Jack London is a book of epic Adventure first published in 1910 London. A true book of worth, a classic that lives in an era of timeless distinction. Early books emit an excellence unlike any from modern times. You will not be dissatisfied with this works. Sneak Peek “Those were their cards and they had to play them, willy-nilly, hunchbacked or straight backed, crippled or clean-limbed, addle-pated or clear-headed. There was no fairness in it. The cards most picked up put them into the sucker class; the cards of a few enabled them to become robbers. The playing of the cards was life—the crowd of players, society. The table” Synopsis Burning Daylight is a novel by Jack London, published in 1910, one of the best-selling books of that year and London's best-selling book in his lifetime. The first part of the novel takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893 and in Alaska. The second part of the novel takes place in San Francisco and the San Francisco Bay Area. The main character, nicknamed Burning Daylight was the most successful entrepreneur of the Alaskan Gold Rush. The story of the main character was partially based upon the life of Oakland entrepreneur Borax Smith. Bringing his fortunes to the States he is cheated out of it by a crowd of money kings, and recovers it only at the muzzle of his gun. Embarking on a new life in California, he makes another fortune by underhanded means, only to find his corrupt life suddenly turned around by the love of a woman. "A stunning reprint" At Little Boy Publishing we take every step possible to ensure the original integrity of this book has been upheld to its highest standard. This means that the texts in this story are unedited and unchanged from the original author’s publicat