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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Page 60
... Mackenzie to thaw - no libraries , no theater , no music , no decent food - or we leave for the Mackenzie tomor- row , get us a boat , sail her down as far as we can get before it freezes over , and when it is about to freeze , head her ...
... Mackenzie to thaw - no libraries , no theater , no music , no decent food - or we leave for the Mackenzie tomor- row , get us a boat , sail her down as far as we can get before it freezes over , and when it is about to freeze , head her ...
Page 64
... Mackenzie before it freezes . ' ' It's ninety - four miles overland , Guv'nor , and at twenty miles a day ... you ... Mackenzie he had purchased in Edmonton , and with the ruler he had contributed to the expedi- tion made careful ...
... Mackenzie before it freezes . ' ' It's ninety - four miles overland , Guv'nor , and at twenty miles a day ... you ... Mackenzie he had purchased in Edmonton , and with the ruler he had contributed to the expedi- tion made careful ...
Page 66
... Mackenzie that summer . ' We can build you a sturdy boat for two . . . ' We're five , bound for Dawson , ' Carpenter said . ' Just as easy for us . ' ' Have you any already built ? ' ' Them two , ' and Luton's men saw tied to trees ...
... Mackenzie that summer . ' We can build you a sturdy boat for two . . . ' We're five , bound for Dawson , ' Carpenter said . ' Just as easy for us . ' ' Have you any already built ? ' ' Them two , ' and Luton's men saw tied to trees ...
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