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 70
... reach the end of the Rat , you must haul your boat on land over the mountain pass , portage we call it , to the headwaters of the Bell . You do this by hand - strength of your arms and back - and when you're draggin ' her up that last ...
... reach the end of the Rat , you must haul your boat on land over the mountain pass , portage we call it , to the headwaters of the Bell . You do this by hand - strength of your arms and back - and when you're draggin ' her up that last ...
Page 84
... reach out far from shore but frail fingers did enclose their boat , a stern warn- ing that soon the entire system would be frozen . ' Well ! ' Luton said as he studied the situation . " This comes a mite sooner than I had intended . I ...
... reach out far from shore but frail fingers did enclose their boat , a stern warn- ing that soon the entire system would be frozen . ' Well ! ' Luton said as he studied the situation . " This comes a mite sooner than I had intended . I ...
Page 191
... reach his target . ' He fell silent for just a moment , but then his voice hardened : ' Scurvy or arctic freeze , pushing or pulling , he does reach his target . ' Real trouble arose at dawn when Fogarty wanted to throw into a nearby ...
... reach his target . ' He fell silent for just a moment , but then his voice hardened : ' Scurvy or arctic freeze , pushing or pulling , he does reach his target . ' Real trouble arose at dawn when Fogarty wanted to throw into a nearby ...
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