Heart Of The Sunset is a fictional novel written by Rex Beach. The novel is set in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and northern Mexico. The plot contains plenty of "bad men" in it, as well as a strong and brave Texas Ranger and a beautiful love interest. With amazing characters and beautiful descriptions of the setting, it is a brilliantly told story of the old west. While some of the book's chapters are fascinating and fantastic, others gradually creep in for the readers. The story's characters are so affluent that readers are driven to read on to learn what happens next. The plot includes several unexpected turns that keep the reader engaged until the very conclusion of the book.
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.
