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 35
... course , were traveling first class , Luton and Carpenter in one delightful bedroom saloon , Trevor and Philip in another , while Fogarty had fairly comfortable sitting space in one of the less expensive cars . The saloons were ...
... course , were traveling first class , Luton and Carpenter in one delightful bedroom saloon , Trevor and Philip in another , while Fogarty had fairly comfortable sitting space in one of the less expensive cars . The saloons were ...
Page 157
... course Harry rose , took almost two minutes to steady himself , then walked slowly back to the hut , dragging the shovel behind him . When he saw Fogarty , he brought it sharply up and placed it against his shoulder as if it were a ...
... course Harry rose , took almost two minutes to steady himself , then walked slowly back to the hut , dragging the shovel behind him . When he saw Fogarty , he brought it sharply up and placed it against his shoulder as if it were a ...
Page 171
... course of the day he would wait for a halt , after which he would slyly appropriate to himself the heavier bur- dens , and in this manner they approached the mountains that separated them from the gold fields . Luton , of course ...
... course of the day he would wait for a halt , after which he would slyly appropriate to himself the heavier bur- dens , and in this manner they approached the mountains that separated them from the gold fields . Luton , of course ...
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