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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Արդյունքներ 91–ի 1-ից 3-ը:
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... north . Up north where this young fellow Mackenzie of yours has served his time , same as I did , only it seems he went way further north , right into Athabasca country . ' Before I left he took me privily into the agents ' Council ...
... north . Up north where this young fellow Mackenzie of yours has served his time , same as I did , only it seems he went way further north , right into Athabasca country . ' Before I left he took me privily into the agents ' Council ...
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... north or west of St Louis . When you're out there , laddie , you may hear many a tale ... But understand this : the North West Company now is one and indivisible . Hudson's Bay now .. you'll have naught to do with that where you're ...
... north or west of St Louis . When you're out there , laddie , you may hear many a tale ... But understand this : the North West Company now is one and indivisible . Hudson's Bay now .. you'll have naught to do with that where you're ...
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... North West Company I've never wished for one moment to be anywhere than where I was - that includes the tough times too - and that's the honest truth . Hugh asked the Council if he could have me for clerk , so when the rendezvous was ...
... North West Company I've never wished for one moment to be anywhere than where I was - that includes the tough times too - and that's the honest truth . Hugh asked the Council if he could have me for clerk , so when the rendezvous was ...
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Common terms and phrases
Alan American asked bear began brother called Canada canoe clear Clemency close Company dark door dream eyes face father feet felt fire followed forest Friends gave gone half hand happened head hear heard heart hills Indians island Judith knew lake land learned leave letter light live Loic looked Mackenzie Mackinac Mark means Meeting Michigan mind Month Montreal mother moved naught never night North once paddle passed peace perhaps Quaker Rachel remember river round seemed seen shore silence sister sometimes South speak spoke stayed stood story talk tell thee There's thing thought told took trade trees turned understand village voyageurs Waase'aaban wait walked watched West winter wish woman Yonge Street young