Raw Gold: A Novel (1908)

Raw Gold is a novel written by Bertrand W. Sinclair and published in 1908. The story is set in the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 19th century and follows the experiences of a young man named Jack Cameron. Jack travels to the Yukon Territory in search of fortune and adventure, but soon realizes that the harsh conditions and cutthroat competition make it difficult to succeed. Along the way, he meets a variety of characters, including a beautiful woman named Marie, a ruthless businessman named John Graham, and a mysterious prospector known only as ""The Silent One."" As Jack struggles to find his place in this new world, he must navigate treacherous relationships and dangerous situations in order to survive. Raw Gold explores themes of greed, ambition, and the human desire for wealth and power, while also providing a vivid depiction of life in the Klondike during one of the most exciting and tumultuous periods in history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Bertrand William Sinclair (1881-1972) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He immigrated to Canada with his mother in 1889. At age fifteen, he ran away from home to become a cowboy in Montana, after which he returned to Canada, settling in BC where he depicted in numerous novels the lives of loggers, fishermen and ranchers. Sinclair was enormously successful as a novelist; his novel "North of 53" sold 340,000 copies. After 1922, he made his home in Pender Harbour on the Sunshine Coast and became a commercial fisherman. His VHF radio broadcasts to fishermen, known as The Sinclair Hour, were widely known and respected. He did not retire from commercial fishing until age 83.