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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... Canadian soil . In fact , the agreement was so amicably reached that 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 ...
... Canadian soil . In fact , the agreement was so amicably reached that 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 ...
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... Canadian officer made a snap decision to aid his American cousins , and on 1 March 1879 the Canadian warship Osprey steamed into Sitka Sound . This show of force dampened the Tlingit uprising , if indeed it had ever existed , and for ...
... Canadian officer made a snap decision to aid his American cousins , and on 1 March 1879 the Canadian warship Osprey steamed into Sitka Sound . This show of force dampened the Tlingit uprising , if indeed it had ever existed , and for ...
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... Canadian reader . This was and is a story conceived for two purposes : to acquaint American readers with facts about Canadian existence , and to demonstrate to Canadian readers my respect for the history and achievements of their ...
... Canadian reader . This was and is a story conceived for two purposes : to acquaint American readers with facts about Canadian existence , and to demonstrate to Canadian readers my respect for the history and achievements of their ...
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