Elam Harnish, known as 'Burning Daylight' for his energy and ambition, strikes it rich in the Alaskan gold rush. But as he builds a business empire and becomes a celebrity in his own right, he realizes that his success has come at a great cost. Burning Daylight is a powerful and compelling novel about the American Dream and the price of success. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.