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 104
... cold . In fact , their conductivity of cold was so immediate and complete that before he had run only a few steps in the bitter cold , his toes were colder than his nose , and that was perilous . Out of pride in his choice of these ...
... cold . In fact , their conductivity of cold was so immediate and complete that before he had run only a few steps in the bitter cold , his toes were colder than his nose , and that was perilous . Out of pride in his choice of these ...
Page 118
... cold , told the others : ' He must be crazy . Nobody in Fort Norman run in the cold ... summer neither , ' and Harry said quietly : ' I'm sure they don't . ' The Métis remained with the Englishmen a full week , during which he helped ...
... cold , told the others : ' He must be crazy . Nobody in Fort Norman run in the cold ... summer neither , ' and Harry said quietly : ' I'm sure they don't . ' The Métis remained with the Englishmen a full week , during which he helped ...
Page 148
... cold this winter was frightful , and Fogarty noticed that the other three were failing to visit it as often as he thought they should . One night he warned them about constipation : ' In Edmonton they told me it was the curse of cold ...
... cold this winter was frightful , and Fogarty noticed that the other three were failing to visit it as often as he thought they should . One night he warned them about constipation : ' In Edmonton they told me it was the curse of cold ...
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