Journey, James A. Michener
Journey, James A. Michener
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Journey

Author: James A. Michener

Narrator: Larry McKeever

Unabridged: 8 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/08/2015

Synopsis

"The best novel of James Michener's career." Milwaukee Journal
Gold fever swept the world in 1897. The chance for untold riches sent thousands of dreamers on a perilous trek toward their fortunes, failures, or deaths. Follow four English aristocrats and their Irish servant as they misguidedly haul their dreams across cruel Canadian terrain toward the Klondike gold fields.

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Blaine

A wonderful short novella by Michener that I never knew he wrote. While it is derived from his book Alaska, it is not a mere lifting of material from that book. This book covers the trek by 4 Englishmen and one Irish servant to reach the goldfields of the Klondike in 1897. We travel from England wit......more

Goodreads review by Jim

WOW! This is the fastest I have ever read one of James Michener's books. Of course, this one is only 308 pages. Most of his books--the ones that I've read--are closer to 1000 pages. I started reading this popular author in high school, starting with "The Source." I was enthralled by Michener's pres......more

Goodreads review by Kris

I have been a Michener fan from way back. After a visit to Alaska, I decided I would tackle his book by the same name. But meanwhile, this small book, which was actually edited out of “Alaska” and a whole interesting story of its own, was available. Wow, does Michener know how to tell a story! A grip......more

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

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