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 60
... sail her down as far as we can get before it freezes over , and when it is about to freeze , head her into some protected cove and see if we are men enough to brave an arctic winter north of the Circle , hibernating like bears . Let me ...
... sail her down as far as we can get before it freezes over , and when it is about to freeze , head her into some protected cove and see if we are men enough to brave an arctic winter north of the Circle , hibernating like bears . Let me ...
Page 65
... sail with a wind behind us . Most important of all , once we get into our boat , and under sail , we could move north twenty - four hours a day , every day till the freeze . ' ' On those terms we could get to China , ' Philip said , and ...
... sail with a wind behind us . Most important of all , once we get into our boat , and under sail , we could move north twenty - four hours a day , every day till the freeze . ' ' On those terms we could get to China , ' Philip said , and ...
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... sailing down the Athabasca River , galloped along the bank , shouting : ' Pirates ! That's my boat ! ' but he was molli- fied by Harry Carpenter , who called back : " They'll build you a better ! ' The sail down the three hundred and ...
... sailing down the Athabasca River , galloped along the bank , shouting : ' Pirates ! That's my boat ! ' but he was molli- fied by Harry Carpenter , who called back : " They'll build you a better ! ' The sail down the three hundred and ...
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