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 108
... follow - on , that is , bat out of turn in hopes that his bowlers could speedily dismiss them . But the Sussex rascals battled like demons , built up a big lead , declared before their last men were out , and made Luton's team take the ...
... follow - on , that is , bat out of turn in hopes that his bowlers could speedily dismiss them . But the Sussex rascals battled like demons , built up a big lead , declared before their last men were out , and made Luton's team take the ...
Page 114
... follow that intricate but relatively easy Canadian route to the gold fields . They were surprised , therefore , when Luton pushed aside their hand - drawn maps and turned to one large one published by the government : ' I had rather ...
... follow that intricate but relatively easy Canadian route to the gold fields . They were surprised , therefore , when Luton pushed aside their hand - drawn maps and turned to one large one published by the government : ' I had rather ...
Page 183
... follow . Each path , as the Han indicated , had been well marked by the passage of many Indian feet in centuries past and even by some white men's traces in recent years . The first was the easiest and most inviting : a northwest trail ...
... follow . Each path , as the Han indicated , had been well marked by the passage of many Indian feet in centuries past and even by some white men's traces in recent years . The first was the easiest and most inviting : a northwest trail ...
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