Best Tales Of The Yukon - Robert W. Service

IN 1904, the Canadian Bank of Commerce transferred teller Robert W. Service to their branch in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Less than five years later, Service was famous as the poet who had chronicled the Klondike gold rush and the savage beauty of the frozen north. But after his first two books, Service turned to other subject matter. Never again did he write of the hard-bitten prospectors and sourdoughs in “The Land God Forgot.” This volume assembles the vividly-recitable verses from 'The Spell of the Yukon' and 'Ballads of a Cheechako' in a brand-new sequence that forms a full-length saga of the land of the northern lights and the “men who moil for gold.” Here, for delightful reading and re-reading, are all the brawling, colorful characters that Robert Service immortalized, including One-Eyed Mike, Dangerous Dan McGrew, Pious Pete, Sam McGee from Tennessee, Gum-Boot Ben, Blasphemous Bill - and, of course, the lady known as Lou. “Fun to read before the fire, especially when city life is getting to you.” - THE ANCHORAGE TIMES