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 23
... four would form an admirable team ; two older men of mature judgment and great force supported by two younger gentlemen who had done well in school and who promised to do just as well in life . All four were resourceful , educated , and ...
... four would form an admirable team ; two older men of mature judgment and great force supported by two younger gentlemen who had done well in school and who promised to do just as well in life . All four were resourceful , educated , and ...
Page 35
... four Englishmen again received the kind of joyous surprise that made travel a pleasure , for a train of eleven cars , five of them luxurious , was waiting to speed travelers along the first short leg of the journey - Montreal to Ottawa ...
... four Englishmen again received the kind of joyous surprise that made travel a pleasure , for a train of eleven cars , five of them luxurious , was waiting to speed travelers along the first short leg of the journey - Montreal to Ottawa ...
Page 64
... four miles overland , Guv'nor , and at twenty miles a day ... you can figure for yourself ... more than four days . ' ' Make it three and a half , there's an extra quid for each of you . ' ' In dollars ? ' ' Five Canadian , ' and it was ...
... four miles overland , Guv'nor , and at twenty miles a day ... you can figure for yourself ... more than four days . ' ' Make it three and a half , there's an extra quid for each of you . ' ' In dollars ? ' ' Five Canadian , ' and it was ...
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