One of the premier novelists of the twentieth century, James A. Michener captures a frenzied time when sane men and women risked their very lives in a forbidding Arctic land to win a dazzling and elusive prize: Yukon gold.
About the Author: James A. Michener was one of the world's most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Tales of the South Pacific, the bestselling novels The Source, Hawaii, Alaska, Chesapeake, Centennial, Texas, Caribbean, and Caravans, and the memoir The World Is My Home.
208 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Historical

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Book Synopsis

One of the premier novelists of the twentieth century, James A. Michener captures a frenzied time when sane men and women risked their very lives in a forbidding Arctic land to win a dazzling and elusive prize: Yukon gold. In 1897, gold fever sweeps the world. The promise of untold riches lures thousands of dreamers from all walks of life on a perilous trek toward fortune, failure--or death. Journey is an immersive account of the adventures of four English aristocrats and their Irish servant as they haul across cruel Canadian terrain toward the Klondike gold fields. Vivid and sweeping, featuring Michener's probing insights into the follies and grandeur of the human spirit, this is the kind of novel only he could write.

Praise for Journey

"Stunning . . . Michener at his best."--Houston Chronicle

"Michener brings sharply into focus the hardships encountered by those who dreamed of striking it rich."--Associated Press

"Michener has amassed a peerless reputation as the heralded dean of the historical tome. . . . Journey is a book that envelops the reader in an atmosphere of hazardous escapades."--Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Remarkable . . . superb literature."--The Pittsburgh Press

Review Quotes

"Stunning . . . Michener at his best."--Houston Chronicle

"Michener brings sharply into focus the hardships encountered by those who dreamed of striking it rich."--Associated Press

"Michener has amassed a peerless reputation as the heralded dean of the historical tome. . . . Journey is a book that envelops the reader in an atmosphere of hazardous escapades."--Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Remarkable . . . superb literature."--The Pittsburgh Press

About the Author

James A. Michener was one of the world's most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Tales of the South Pacific, the bestselling novels The Source, Hawaii, Alaska, Chesapeake, Centennial, Texas, Caribbean, and Caravans, and the memoir The World Is My Home. Michener served on the advisory council to NASA and the International Broadcast Board, which oversees the Voice of America. Among dozens of awards and honors, he received America's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 1977, and an award from the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities in 1983 for his commitment to art in America. Michener died in 1997 at the age of ninety.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)

Weight: .4 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 208

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Historical

Publisher: Dial Press

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Author: James A Michener

Language: English

Street Date: June 9, 2015

TCIN: 79231098

UPC: 9780812986754

Item Number (DPCI): 247-03-8663

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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