Son of the Gods — Rex Beach

1929. Illustrated with scenes from the First National and Vitaphone super film starring Richard Barthelmess. Rex Beach was well on his way to becoming a lawyer when he was hit by Gold Rush Fever and left for the Klondike to strike it rich. He never found gold, but his travels had sparked his imagination and he began to write. His tales of adventures quickly made him into a popular author. Son of the Gods begins: It was a warm evening in April. A week of sunshine had caused the first crinkled leaves to unfold: lawns and borders were richly green, crocuses were in bloom and the forsythia bushes were turning into spraying fountains of gold. Spring provokes a jocund excitement all its own: the marvel of rising sap, of swelling buds, of tender yet fiercely growing things awakens ardors, yearnings peculiar to that season of the year. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.