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Overview"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 Western America and Canada, often in some poverty. When his bank sent him to the Yukon, he was inspired by tales of the Klondike Gold Rush, and wrote two poems ""The Shooting of Dan McGrew"" and ""The Cremation of Sam McGee"", which showed remarkable authenticity from an author with no experience of gold-mining, and enjoyed immediate popularity. Encouraged by this, he quickly wrote more poems on the same theme, which were published as Songs of a Sourdough." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert W ServicePublisher: Blurb Imprint: Blurb Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.104kg ISBN: 9781006884221ISBN 10: 100688422 Pages: 64 Publication Date: 26 April 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |