Voyageurs: A NovelCanongate, 2003 - 466 էջ Historisk roman. Under grænsekrigene 1812 forsvinder en engelsk kvækermissionær i den canadiske vildmark. Hendes bror drager med pelshandlerne, les voyageurs, ud på en lang rejse for om muligt at finde hende |
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A Novel Margaret Elphinstone. get along with the Indians . The Indian's a fighting man himself , and yet he'll respect a fellow who won't fight because his God says not to ... Sees the courage in it , I guess . But for all that , the ...
A Novel Margaret Elphinstone. get along with the Indians . The Indian's a fighting man himself , and yet he'll respect a fellow who won't fight because his God says not to ... Sees the courage in it , I guess . But for all that , the ...
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... Indians are dangerous – and I mean that . There's been drought two summers running . The corn harvest failed last year and is like to do again . People are starving down there . You didn't know that , did you ? And the Yankee law says ...
... Indians are dangerous – and I mean that . There's been drought two summers running . The corn harvest failed last year and is like to do again . People are starving down there . You didn't know that , did you ? And the Yankee law says ...
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... Indians again , in the Michigan Territory , and say to everyone it was to look for thy wife ? Did it tell thee that ? ' Alan met my gaze . His eyes were green in the strong sunlight . ' Since you ask me : yes , brother Mark , it did ...
... Indians again , in the Michigan Territory , and say to everyone it was to look for thy wife ? Did it tell thee that ? ' Alan met my gaze . His eyes were green in the strong sunlight . ' Since you ask me : yes , brother Mark , it did ...
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