The Shooting of Dan McGrew: and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) [Unabridged] [Paperback]

Robert Service (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 17, 2011 | Series: Dover Thrift Editions

The English-born poet lived in Canada most of his life, where he penned a spirited series of poems that recapture the rough-and-tumble life of the frontier's mining camps and saloons. Includes "The Spell of the Yukon," "The Heart of the Sourdough," "While the Bannock Bakes," and "The Squaw Man."

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; Unabridged edition (November 17, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486275566
• ISBN-13: 978-0486275567
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,532,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rhyme of the ancient sourdough, April 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Shooting of Dan McGrew: and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) (Paperback)

If you like a book, and you're not a crook and you're old enough to breed, wipe off that frown and sit right down, pick up this book and read. To the frozen north you'll sally forth, to the tundra's virgin snow. Eat moosemeat stew like Dan McGrew, with a slab of sourdough. I enjoy old Robert Service, his poems set me free. There's others far more elegant, he's good enough for me. These poems reek of the gold they'd seek, they tell of a life that's cruel. But there's humor buried by the gold, life's truest hidden jewel. So find a chair by the fireside there, throw your mukluks by the door, and learn who shot poor Dan McGrew, and what they shot him for.