Author: Robert Service. Published by Ryerson Press, Toronto, ON., 1962, Printed in Great Britain. RARE: An Almost New Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with light handling. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 7.25 x 5 inch, 125 pages.
ROBERT SERVICE, SONGS OF A SOURDOUGH, This RARE 1962 UK Edition, published by a Canadian Company, features both the Shooting of Dan McGrew and The Cremation of Sam McGee poems, plus about 30 more poems, and all by the famous "Canadian Kipling," Mr. Robert Service.
This is a vivid poetry collection that captured the raw spirit of the Yukon Gold Rush. First published in 1907, the book features narrative poems that celebrate frontier life, rugged individualism, and the harsh beauty of the Canadian North. With memorable works like "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee," Service blends humor, tragedy, and adventure in rhythmic, accessible verse. His poems portray miners, drifters, and outcasts facing extreme cold, danger, and moral choices. The collection remains a classic of frontier literature, known for its storytelling power and evocative depiction of wilderness life.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Robert William Service, (January 16, 1874-September 11, 1958) was a British-Canadian poet and writer, often called "the Bard of the Yukon". Born in Lancashire of Scottish descent, he was a bank clerk by trade, but spent long periods travelling in West and Northern Canada, and often in poverty.
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