Book summary

Four English aristocrats and their Irish servant go hunting for gold in the Klondike in 1897. They travel along the most difficult route on the principle that they will only travel on British soil, rather than take the easier path over U. S. lands.

Media reviews

"[A] wonderful novel that displays none of the flaws--extreme length, too many characters, clanking narrative devices--that have characterized Michener's work in recent years."