| Burning Daylight Contributor(s): Jack London (Author) |
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ISBN: 1975677714 ISBN-13: 9781975677718 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.77 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2017 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Westerns - General |
| Dewey: 813.52 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.61 lbs) 202 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Topical - Country/Cowboy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Burning Daylight is a novel by Jack London, published in 1910, which was one of the best-selling books of that year and it was London's best-selling book in his lifetime. The novel takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893. 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. The novel was subsequently filmed as a First National movie starring Milton Sills with Doris Kenyon. |