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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... knew that this was not totally true ; fresh meat did help combat scurvy because it strengthened the body and thus made it somewhat more capa- ble of withstanding the attack , but they knew that this was merely a delaying tactic , not a ...
... knew that this was not totally true ; fresh meat did help combat scurvy because it strengthened the body and thus made it somewhat more capa- ble of withstanding the attack , but they knew that this was merely a delaying tactic , not a ...
Page 151
... knew that ascorbic acid in minute but life - saving amounts could be obtained from digging up mess of roots , boiling them , and drinking the water . But what roots ? Explorers never knew which particular ones carried the trea- sured ...
... knew that ascorbic acid in minute but life - saving amounts could be obtained from digging up mess of roots , boiling them , and drinking the water . But what roots ? Explorers never knew which particular ones carried the trea- sured ...
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... knew of his experiences in the Arctic , he got his way . But that was not the characteristic which enabled him to become one of the most effective ministers of war , for as Lloyd George remarked in one of his cabinet summaries : ' The ...
... knew of his experiences in the Arctic , he got his way . But that was not the characteristic which enabled him to become one of the most effective ministers of war , for as Lloyd George remarked in one of his cabinet summaries : ' The ...
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