description: Burning Daylight takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893. The main character, Elam Harnish, 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. Bringing his fortunes to the States he is cheated out of it by a crowd of money kings, and recovers it only at the muzzle of his gun. Embarking on a new life in California, he makes another fortune by underhanded means . . . only to find his corrupt life suddenly turned around by the love of a woman.
language: English
title: Burning Daylight
titlecomplete: Burning Daylight
characters: Dora, Dowsett, Arthur Howison, Lucille, Nathaniel Letton, Burning Daylight, Necessity, Jack, Guggenhammer, Crandall
genres: Fiction, American, Adventure, The United States Of America, Romance, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Audiobook
ratings_count: 1453
places: Alaska, Yukon Territory
publisher: Books in Motion