<b>The Spoilers </b>(1906) is a novel by<b> Rex Beach</b> based in Alaska that was one of the best selling novels of 1906.&nbsp;The novel is based on a true story of corrupt government officials, such as Alexander McKenzie, seizing gold mines from prospectors, which Beach witnessed while he was prospecting in Nome, Alaska during the Nome Gold Rush.&nbsp;<br /><br /><b>Rex Ellingwood Beach</b> (September 1, 1877 &ndash; December 7, 1949) was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player.