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 52
... asked menacingly , and she held them back with a disarming laugh : ' No , no ! A nice young man from London . He's asking about going north . ' She introduced the three men : ' Steno Kozlok , my husband ; his brother Marcus , my brother ...
... asked menacingly , and she held them back with a disarming laugh : ' No , no ! A nice young man from London . He's asking about going north . ' She introduced the three men : ' Steno Kozlok , my husband ; his brother Marcus , my brother ...
Page 66
... asked , and one of the Germans said : ' In a manner of speaking . ' ' What do you mean ? ' and the German explained : ' The big one has been ordered by a group of men from Saskatoon who want to trade up and down the Mackenzie . The ...
... asked , and one of the Germans said : ' In a manner of speaking . ' ' What do you mean ? ' and the German explained : ' The big one has been ordered by a group of men from Saskatoon who want to trade up and down the Mackenzie . The ...
Page 103
... asked hesitantly : ' But isn't this kind of poaching illegal ? ' and Fogarty replied with no embarrassment : ' I con- sider it taxation in reverse . ' ' What do you mean ? ' Luton asked , and Fogarty explained with a self ...
... asked hesitantly : ' But isn't this kind of poaching illegal ? ' and Fogarty replied with no embarrassment : ' I con- sider it taxation in reverse . ' ' What do you mean ? ' Luton asked , and Fogarty explained with a self ...
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