FINALIST-Inspirational Fiction, 2019 Best Book Awards | 5-STAR REVIEW, Seattle Book Review | 5-STAR REVIEW, Readers' Favorite Book Reviews. During the gold rush, Alaska was transformed by a large influx of stampeders and missionaries. Many Native Alaskans became lost in their own villages, but the little Suluk James found a dream that could lift him from the world of turmoil by discovering Alaska’s greatest treasure. What was the boy’s greatest treasure, and what was he willing to sacrifice for it? The Arctic Investor tells a moving story about a passionate boy facing the longest odds to chase his biggest dream.