Robert Service: The True Adventures of Yukon’s Favourite Bard
- ISBN-10
- 1772033324
- ISBN-13
- 9781772033328
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-05-19
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co
- Author
- Elle Andra-Warner
Description
A quick-paced and engaging biography of Canada's favourite northern poet, Robert Service. Born in England in 1874 to Scottish parents, Robert William Service was raised to live the practical life of a banker. Although banking proved a useful skill to fall back on from time to time, Service was destined to pursue a life of poetry, travel, and adventure. After landing on the west coast of North America at the age of twenty-one, Service found his way to Yukon, the place that would capture his heart and imagination for years to come. Despite his many adventures in Europe and around the world, Yukon remained a strong influence on the poet until his death in 1958. His best-known works, including “The Shooting of Dan McGrew” and “The Cremation of Sam McGee,” were inspired by his time there. Focusing on his Yukon period, historian Elle Andra-Warner crafts a vivid story of the poet who defined the North for generations of Canadians.
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Other editions
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- 2011-04-25
- 385 pages
- Ebook
- Heritage House Publishing Co
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- 2004-01-01
- 144 pages
- Paperback
- Heritage Amazing Stories
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