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 25
... standing of animals and fish that Evelyn had quickly designated him an apprentice to the elderly Irish gamekeeper who minded the wildlife on the estates . He proved exceptionally qualified to be a ghillie , the Scottish term that Luton ...
... standing of animals and fish that Evelyn had quickly designated him an apprentice to the elderly Irish gamekeeper who minded the wildlife on the estates . He proved exceptionally qualified to be a ghillie , the Scottish term that Luton ...
Page 58
... standing , and there they led him in steps which imitated those of the group . Since the men were dressed in full Blackfoot regalia - deco- rated deerskin jackets , tight trousers with brightly colored leather tied below the knee ...
... standing , and there they led him in steps which imitated those of the group . Since the men were dressed in full Blackfoot regalia - deco- rated deerskin jackets , tight trousers with brightly colored leather tied below the knee ...
Page 135
... standing at the rear of the boat , could only look through sting- ing eyes aft toward the dark waters that had taken his friend to their bosom . He remained there through that long , dreamlike spring twilight which seemed to last ...
... standing at the rear of the boat , could only look through sting- ing eyes aft toward the dark waters that had taken his friend to their bosom . He remained there through that long , dreamlike spring twilight which seemed to last ...
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