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 15
... called Dawson City , wher- ever it is . It's certainly not on this map . ' Lord Luton managed an icy laugh : ' Harry , Whymper made his trip more than thirty years ago . If we wanted to go that route , we could take a train right out to ...
... called Dawson City , wher- ever it is . It's certainly not on this map . ' Lord Luton managed an icy laugh : ' Harry , Whymper made his trip more than thirty years ago . If we wanted to go that route , we could take a train right out to ...
Page 16
... called the whole thing off , surrendered their silly claim to what would have been half of Canada , and made my grandfather look rather foolish . Of course he was rather foolish , as you know , but he didn't like to be exposed ...
... called the whole thing off , surrendered their silly claim to what would have been half of Canada , and made my grandfather look rather foolish . Of course he was rather foolish , as you know , but he didn't like to be exposed ...
Page 95
... called his Hermaphrodite Igloo , a weather- proofed cabin defended from blizzards by the resting Sweet Afton , enlarged by the unheated space of the strong tent , and warmed by the big wood - palisaded room from which the smoke escaped ...
... called his Hermaphrodite Igloo , a weather- proofed cabin defended from blizzards by the resting Sweet Afton , enlarged by the unheated space of the strong tent , and warmed by the big wood - palisaded room from which the smoke escaped ...
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