"The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses" by Robert W. Service is a collection of poems that shares stories of those brave enough to venture out into the Yukon territory. The collection highlights the spirit of adventure, the difficulties of frontier life, and the breathtaking yet severe majesty of the Yukon. The poems give insight into the Gold Rush era and the people who were drawn North for a chance at riches, showing the everyday lives of miners and settlers, as well as their pursuit of liberty, the splendor of the natural world, and the personal struggles they faced while fighting against the savage environment and their own inner demons. Some poems paint a picture of the more somber, but often ridiculously humorous, parts of life in the North, while others ponder themes of loss, yearning, and the powerful lure of the wilderness. By using bright imagery and deep emotion, the poems touch on the grandness of nature and tough spirits of the people who call it home.
The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses
By Robert W. (Robert William) Service
In a time of discovery, men chase fortunes and battle their inner demons as they navigate a harsh landscape.
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About the AuthorRobert William Service was a Scottish-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 the west in the United States and Canada, often in 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 the gold rush or 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, and achieved a massive sale. When his next collection, Ballads of a Cheechako, proved equally successful, Service could afford to travel widely and live a leisurely life, basing himself in Paris and the French Riviera.
Robert William Service was a Scottish-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 the west in the United States and Canada, often in 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 the gold rush or 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, and achieved a massive sale. When his next collection, Ballads of a Cheechako, proved equally successful, Service could afford to travel widely and live a leisurely life, basing himself in Paris and the French Riviera.
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