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 151
... Later experimenters said : ' Cook had eight items in his mix and seven were totally useless , but somewhere in there he had lucked upon something which provided ascorbic acid , and that saved the day . ' Luton and Carpenter knew that ...
... Later experimenters said : ' Cook had eight items in his mix and seven were totally useless , but somewhere in there he had lucked upon something which provided ascorbic acid , and that saved the day . ' Luton and Carpenter knew that ...
Page 163
... ( later Sir James ) , was brooding over a winsome idea for a stage play , one which would later fill theaters of the world with joy and chuck- les . The Admirable Crichton dealt with a situation somewhat like the one in which Luton and ...
... ( later Sir James ) , was brooding over a winsome idea for a stage play , one which would later fill theaters of the world with joy and chuck- les . The Admirable Crichton dealt with a situation somewhat like the one in which Luton and ...
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... later . I do not mean by this the use of contrived clues , as in a detective story . I mean the inherent components of storytelling , whose proper use is so essential in establishing style and win- ning reader confidence and ...
... later . I do not mean by this the use of contrived clues , as in a detective story . I mean the inherent components of storytelling , whose proper use is so essential in establishing style and win- ning reader confidence and ...
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