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Songs of a Sourdough
Songs of a Sourdough | Robert Service
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Songs of a Sourdough by Robert Service, defined a place and time like only a truly great poet can. Set in the Yukon during the great Klondike gold rush, this collection of poems is full of the wild characters, the freezing snow storms and the vast staggering beauty Artic wilderness. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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I had never heard of Robert Service until just about a week ago when I stumbled across his book of poems on Serial Reader. A lot of the poems have a feeling like the Yukon writing of Jack London, often seemingly contradictory while detailing the harshness and the beauty of the place. I thoroughly enjoyed most of these poems about the reality of life in the Yukon. There are also some describing other times and places.

#SerialReader #poetry

Daisey Last night as I started Where the Crawdads Sing, one of the poems I had just read came up in discussion between one of the boys and his dad. #BookSerendipity (edited) 5y
Lindy @Daisey The Cremation of Sam McGee is available in a charming all-ages picture book: 5y
Lindy @Daisey Also, you can hear Johnny Cash recite it on YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yJNZwuamwj0 5y
Kimberlone The Cremation of Sam McGee is very well known in Alaska, and there is even a high school named after Service in my city! 5y
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