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 56–ի 1-ից 3-ը:
Էջ 247
... means Alan ? ' - ' But yes , m'sieu ! He did not say to you ? He told me , very soon there will be war . I am to say nothing ; what is it to me ? The soldiers will not come to Bois Blanc . No one comes to Bois Blanc . But I listen to ...
... means Alan ? ' - ' But yes , m'sieu ! He did not say to you ? He told me , very soon there will be war . I am to say nothing ; what is it to me ? The soldiers will not come to Bois Blanc . No one comes to Bois Blanc . But I listen to ...
Էջ 363
... means no rents . My grandfather was a tacksman . That means our land - and our holding was smaller than Michael Dousman's place on Mackinac - was divided between all our tenants , who looked to my grandfather for their living , as he ...
... means no rents . My grandfather was a tacksman . That means our land - and our holding was smaller than Michael Dousman's place on Mackinac - was divided between all our tenants , who looked to my grandfather for their living , as he ...
Էջ 425
... means they were all killed ? ' ' No ... not exactly . ' ' Not exactly killed ? ' ' I mean , mostly they were taken prisoner - they were induced to surrender , for fear of reprisals from our Indian allies . In fact , brother Mark ...
... means they were all killed ? ' ' No ... not exactly . ' ' Not exactly killed ? ' ' I mean , mostly they were taken prisoner - they were induced to surrender , for fear of reprisals from our Indian allies . In fact , brother Mark ...
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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