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.
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener’s Hawaii.
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
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I enjoyed reading this book !! I like historical fiction !!!
I learned so many things about the perils of the Kondike gold adventures of men seeking the ultimate treasure !!! The only reason I didn’t give it a five was to me it wasn’t long enough I wanted more !!!
Quit after a few chapters
As with all of his books you see, feel, smell, and generally experience the pain of the adventures and the glory of the country you travel thru.
Pride can be a dangerous thing as 2 young men learn the hard way in this book of adventure. Interesting how the main character being of the upper class in England must be propped up by the lower class Irishman. The Klondike gold rush was a period of madness and greed, pitting man against nature and even his own voice of wisdom.Michener delves into …
ended too abruptly, left with a sense of an unfinished book, not at all like Michener.
What isn’t great about a James Michener book? He has a way of making you feel like you are there, no matter where it is. This book gave me an insight into the middle East culture and thinking. A true mix of ideals and thought processes . I never realized existed. Granted this is an older book, so things have changed and.ed, but ideals and culture …