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 39
... miles in 32 hours ; Fort William to Winnipeg , capital of western Canada , 427 miles in 14 hours ; Winnipeg to the interesting frontier town of Cal- gary , 840 miles in 30 hours ; and Calgary due north to Edmon- ton , 192 miles in II ...
... miles in 32 hours ; Fort William to Winnipeg , capital of western Canada , 427 miles in 14 hours ; Winnipeg to the interesting frontier town of Cal- gary , 840 miles in 30 hours ; and Calgary due north to Edmon- ton , 192 miles in II ...
Page 64
... 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 a ...
... 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 a ...
Page 71
... miles an hour for a day's run of ninety - six miles . ' We're flying ! ' Philip cried . But of course , there were those other days at the portages when they were lucky to cover one mile . The other regimen he established was that on ...
... miles an hour for a day's run of ninety - six miles . ' We're flying ! ' Philip cried . But of course , there were those other days at the portages when they were lucky to cover one mile . The other regimen he established was that on ...
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