JourneyIn an absorbing historical novel, five men who brave the frozen Canadian wilderness during the Klondike gold rush of 1897, risking everything to fulfill their dreams. A highly readable drama filled with the blend of fact and fiction that is Michener's trademark.((Random House--Fiction-Historical) From the Hardcover edition. |
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... Americans with knowledge of our history , that the great gold rush of 1897-1899 occurred mainly on Canadian soil and that the Canadian police had saved the day when the American presence in the region had not yet been fully established ...
... Americans with knowledge of our history , that the great gold rush of 1897-1899 occurred mainly on Canadian soil and that the Canadian police had saved the day when the American presence in the region had not yet been fully established ...
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... American military personnel helped the Canadians not only to make the move but also to build a new trading post at a site called Rampart . Unfortunately , the Canadian - American team moved the site the proper number of miles not as the ...
... American military personnel helped the Canadians not only to make the move but also to build a new trading post at a site called Rampart . Unfortunately , the Canadian - American team moved the site the proper number of miles not as the ...
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... American ship arrived belatedly , the Osprey courteously saluted and retired , taking with her the gratitude of the American colonists , who would forever after insist that ' when the Americans would do nothing to protect us , Canadians ...
... American ship arrived belatedly , the Osprey courteously saluted and retired , taking with her the gratitude of the American colonists , who would forever after insist that ' when the Americans would do nothing to protect us , Canadians ...
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