The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses by Robert W. Service

"The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses" by Robert W. Service is a poetry collection published in 1907. Written by a bank employee in Whitehorse who had never seen the Klondike Gold Rush firsthand, these verses capture the spirit of Yukon frontier life through vivid storytelling. The collection features famous humorous ballads like "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee," poems born from overheard saloon revelry and campfire tales. This wildly successful book sold over three million copies and made Service a celebrated poet before he ever set foot in Dawson City. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Service, Robert W. (Robert William), 1874-1958
Title The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses
Alternate Title Songs of a Sourdough
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_of_a_Sourdough
Credits Produced by A. Light, G.L. Warner, and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Poetry
Category Text
EBook-No. 207
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Apr 18, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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