Alaskan Adventure From a Forgotten Master StorytellerBlack Placer: An Alaskan Adventure Story, is set squarely in the middle of an Alaskan oil rush in the early part of the 20th century. In this tale of fast fortunes, desperate men and independent women, author Frank Richardson Pierce drew deeply upon his personal knowledge of what was then the Territory of Alaska to give us a fast paced, entertaining novel that truthfully portrays the men, women and surroundings that support the plot.

Set in the fictional, upstart oil prospecting town of Black Placer, the novel is typical of those written in the 1920s; the bad guys are rotten to the core and the good guys manage to triumph despite seemingly insurmountable odds. But, unlike many action novels of the age, Black Placer is written well and with an eye toward accuracy.Beware Other Editions

Until now, Pierce’s books were were available only from print-on-demand publishers at extortionary prices. This edition returns Pierce’s novel to the public at a fraction of that cost.

So sit back and enjoy a headlong journey into Alaskan adventure by one of America’s best forgotten writers-Frank Richardson Pierce.