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 69
... half . The little rivers are too winding for the full - length boat to get around the corners . You just cannot manage it , but half a boat twists and turns nicely . And before long , especially with the Rat , the water grows so shallow ...
... half . The little rivers are too winding for the full - length boat to get around the corners . You just cannot manage it , but half a boat twists and turns nicely . And before long , especially with the Rat , the water grows so shallow ...
Page 110
... half - French , half - Indian fur trader or two . These latter were never to be called half - castes or half- breeds , designations they considered offensive ; they were Métis , and the Canadian North could not have survived without ...
... half - French , half - Indian fur trader or two . These latter were never to be called half - castes or half- breeds , designations they considered offensive ; they were Métis , and the Canadian North could not have survived without ...
Page 145
... half they proposed using was going to be , Carpenter said : ' Not much sailing in this one . Pushing and pulling . ' With good heart , now that the worst of their position was known , the four men laid out the driftwood they had been ...
... half they proposed using was going to be , Carpenter said : ' Not much sailing in this one . Pushing and pulling . ' With good heart , now that the worst of their position was known , the four men laid out the driftwood they had been ...
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