Rex Beach: 36 books

Galloping, scintillating, sparkling fun from beginning to end--and clean and sweet as a girl's fresh laughter. Trouble arises from the fact that the hero has led his friends to believe he is an athlete, when, as a matter of fact, he never did anything more athletic than lead the cheering for others.

The best, most illuminating novel of the Cuban struggle for independence -- historical romance in the best sense of the words, reviving many a forgotten memory of American daring and enterprise in support of the cause.

In Canada, a man struggles to make a fortune from salmon fishing, and finds himself at odds with another man intent on creating a monopoly in the region.