The Auction Block is a fictional novel written by Rex Beach. The plot revolves around Bob Wharton, who marries Lorelei Knight, a beauty queen, only to later spend their honeymoon in the arms of Bernice Lane. As Lorelei leaves him alone to go home, her husband pursues her in an effort to win her back. The chapters in the book are so interesting that they will drive the readers in. Rex Beach has beautifully consolidated his ideas into a single draft and presented them to the readers. With twists and turns the novel influences readers to turn pages. With an eye-catching cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Auction Block is both modern and readable.
Rex Ellingwood Beach (September 1, 1877 - December 7, 1949) was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player. He was born in Atwood, Michigan, but moved to Tampa, Florida, with his family where his father was growing fruit trees. Beach was educated at Rollins College, Florida (1891-1896), the Chicago College of Law (1896-97), and Kent College of Law, Chicago (1899-1900). In 1900 he was drawn to Alaska at the time of the Klondike Gold Rush. After five years of unsuccessful prospecting, he turned to writing. His second novel The Spoilers (1906) was based on a true story of corrupt government officials stealing gold mines from prospectors, which he witnessed while he was prospecting in Nome, Alaska. The Spoilers became one of the bestselling novels of 1906.
