{"product_id":"north-of-fifty-three-by-rex-beach-used","title":"NORTH OF FIFTY-THREE BY REX BEACH, USED","description":"\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Garden City Publishing Co., Inc. (Garden City, New York)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1927 (Originally published by Doubleday, Page \u0026amp; Company in 1904\/1905)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Small, pocket-sized cloth hardcover with gold gilt lettering on the front cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eHistorical \u0026amp; Content Background\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eRex Beach\u003c\/b\u003e (1877–1949) was an incredibly popular American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player. He is often called the \"Victor Hugo of the North.\" In 1900, he rushed to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. While he didn't strike it rich in gold, he struck it rich in stories. He spent years mining and exploring, channeling those raw, dangerous experiences into thrilling, gritty fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eNorth of Fifty-Three\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of short stories set in the frozen, lawless wilds of the far north (the title refers to latitudes north of the 53rd parallel). His most famous story in this specific volume is \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"213\"\u003e\"The Scourge,\"\u003c\/b\u003e a harrowing tale about a smallpox epidemic hitting a remote Arctic mining camp, which was later adapted into a silent film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eThis specific 1927 edition was put out under Garden City Publishing's \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"70\"\u003e\"A Pocket Copyright\"\u003c\/b\u003e line. This was an early, pre-paperback attempt by publishers to sell affordable, compact, lightweight hardcovers of popular titles to travelers and casual readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kicks Mix Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47696319905955,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/6831\/6835\/files\/20260520_164452.jpg?v=1779572797","url":"https:\/\/kicksmixbooks.store\/products\/north-of-fifty-three-by-rex-beach-used","provider":"Kicks Mix Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}